Minehead War Memorial
Martlet Road, Minehead, Somerset
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431539
- Date first listed:
- 15-Dec-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Minehead War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Martlet Road, Minehead, Somerset
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431539
- Date first listed:
- 15-Dec-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Minehead War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Martlet Road, Minehead, Somerset
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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.
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
- Statutory Address:
- Martlet Road, Minehead, Somerset
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Minehead
- National Grid Reference:
- SS9692046775
Summary
First World War memorial, erected in 1921; further inscription added after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Minehead War Memorial, which was erected in 1921, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic Interest: as a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events upon an individual community, commemorating the men from this parish who lost their lives fighting in the First and Second World Wars;
* Design: a well-executed memorial in the form of a Celtic cross.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was erected in Minehead at the junction between St Michael's Road and Martlett Road in 1921 to commemorate the 106 local men who lost their lives during the war. It was designed by Taunton architects F W Roberts and Willman and was unveiled on Armistice Day. A stone bench was added after the Second World War in memory of the 54 men who died during this conflict.
Details
First World War memorial, erected in 1921.
MATERIALS: carved from granite.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is prominently situated on the summit of St Michael’s Hill and takes the form of a Celtic-style wheel cross and a tall shaft on a rectangular plinth, which in turn rests on a square three-stepped base. The front (east) face of the plinth is inscribed in black painted lettering: IN/ EVERLASTING/ MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ MINEHEAD/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. The names of the fallen are recorded on the north, west and east faces. A stone bench was added to the south side of the base after the Second World War; its back is inscribed with the names of the Fallen.
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, 15 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
Somerset Remembers, accessed 11 November 2015 from http://somersetremembers.com/content/storys/remembrance/minehead-war-memorial.ashx
War Memorials Register, accessed 11/11/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1425
War Memorials Online, accessed 15/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/121100
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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