Summary
First World War memorial, 1919.
Reasons for Designation
Stonehouse War Memorial, situated on War Memorial Green, 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: a tall and elegant war memorial cross.
History
Stonehouse War Memorial was unveiled by Miss Emily Davies and dedicated by Reverend RP Waugh on 12 August 1919, in commemoration of those local servicemen who died during the First World War. Conservation and repair work was carried out in 2009, funded by War Memorials Trust.
Details
The memorial stands on a green to the west of the High Street. Built in Bath stone, it comprises a tall Latin cross with octagonal arms and shaft. A reversed sword is carved in relief on the front face of the cross. The moulded foot of the cross shaft rises from an heptagonal plinth that stands on a four-stepped base, the top step of which is square and the rest octagonal. A narrow, octagonal, pavement surrounds the memorial. Bronze plaques are fixed onto each face of the plinth, and on the front face of the top step of the base.
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