War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St Bartholomew
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430144
- Date first listed:
- 26-Oct-2015
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St Bartholomew
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430144
- Date first listed:
- 26-Oct-2015
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of the Church of St Bartholomew
- Location Description:
- Crewkerne, South Somerset, Somerset (ST4394309775)
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Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Crewkerne
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4394309775
Summary
First World War Memorial, erected c1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial in the churchyard of the church of St Bartholomew is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: an accomplished and well-realised design which good attention to its decorative detail;
* Group value: it has group value with the Grade I St Bartholomew’s Church.
History
The great age of memorial building was in the aftermath of the First World War with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. It is not known when the war memorial in the churchyard of the church of St Bartholomew was erected and commemorated, but it was likely to be during the 1920s.
Details
War memorial, erected in circa 1920.
MATERIALS: carved from stone.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is located within the south-west part of the churchyard of St Bartholomew’s Church and stands on a two-stepped octagonal platform. It comprises a square pedestal which is tapered and chamfered to form an octagonal top, and from the torus above rises a tapered square shaft surmounted by a pilgrim’s or Canterbury-style cross, with the Chi-Rho symbol at its centre. The west face of the shaft is carved with four panels. The upper two panels are carved with a Celtic knotwork design. To the panel below is a relief carving of the figure of St George and the dragon set within a Classical arch. The panel to the bottom of the shaft is inscribed with the dates 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. To the west face of the pedestal, within a slightly recessed trapezium-shaped panel, is the inscription: TO OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD. Beneath, in relief lettering, is the quotation SO HE PASSED OVER / AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED / FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE. Beneath this is inscribed PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, identifying the quotation from the C17 work by John Bunyan.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 14 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 21/01/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24884
War Memorials Online, accessed 14/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/99256
Other
Somerset Historic Environment Record 17850, 'War memorial, Churchyard of St Batholomew, Crewkerne'.
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
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