Kingston St Mary War Memorial
Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Church Street, Kingston St Mary, Taunton, Somerset
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431544
- Date first listed:
- 15-Dec-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Kingston St Mary War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Church Street, Kingston St Mary, Taunton, Somerset
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431544
- Date first listed:
- 15-Dec-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Kingston St Mary War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Church Street, Kingston St Mary, Taunton, Somerset
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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:
- Churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Church Street, Kingston St Mary, Taunton, Somerset
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kingston St. Mary
- National Grid Reference:
- ST2228229668
Summary
First World War memorial, probably early 1920s, with later inscription after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Kingston St Mary War Memorial 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;
* Design: a modest, but good example of a memorial in the form of a Latin cross;
* Group value: with the Grade I listed Church of St Mary the Virgin and with a number of Grade II listed funerary monuments.
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 after the war in Kingston St Mary to commemorate the thirty five men who lost their lives during this conflict. A further plaque was added after the Second World War in memory of the eight men who died.
Details
First World War memorial, probably early 1920s, with later inscription after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: of dressed granite.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is situated within the churchyard of the church of St Mary the Virgin. It is in the form of a Latin cross with a stone sword in relief to the shaft. It stands on a square plinth with broach stops, which in turn rests on an octagonal three-stepped base. A lead plaque to the front (south) face of the plinth is inscribed: IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ KINGSTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The plaques on the other sides of the plinth record the names of the Fallen. The upper step of the base has a further plaque which is inscribed: AND/ IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ NAMES.
Sources
Websites
Kingston St Mary war memorial, accessed 11 November 2015 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Somerset/Kingston.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 11/11/2015 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/195251
War Memorials Register, accessed 11/11/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24985
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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