West Tytherley War Memorial
North Road, The Village, West Tytherley, Hampshire
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431891
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-2016
- List Entry Name:
- West Tytherley War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- North Road, The Village, West Tytherley, Hampshire
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431891
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jan-2016
- List Entry Name:
- West Tytherley War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- North Road, The Village, West Tytherley, Hampshire
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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:
- North Road, The Village, West Tytherley, Hampshire
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Test Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Tytherley
- National Grid Reference:
- SU2738129889
Summary
First World War memorial unveiled 1921 with further names added after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
West Tytherley 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 this community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design interest: a simple, yet dignified, obelisk with steps leading up to it.
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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was erected at West Tytherley in The Village to commemorate the fallen from this conflict.
The memorial was unveiled on 2 April 1921 by Washington Singer (1866-1934), one of the sons of Isaac Singer who developed the domestic sewing machine. Washington had bought the Norman Court estate which, included the village of West Tytherley. He was a benefactor of a number of different causes and a substantial donor to the University College of the southwest of England, which later became the University of Exeter; the Department of Psychology, is named in his honour.
An inscription was added to the memorial following the Second World War. The memorial was cleaned in 1998 with the aid of a War Memorials Trust grant and a new stepped path up to the memorial was re-laid.
Details
West Tytherley war memorial is a rough-hewn stone obelisk which stands c 5m high tapering towards the top. It is set on a plinth which in turn is set upon a square five-stepped base. The base is surrounded by a stone-paved area.
The inscription in black lettering is recorded on the plinth and the top step on the east face. The inscription on the plinth of the memorial reads: THE GREAT WAR./ 1914 - 1919./ ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THIS PARISH,/ IN MEMORY OF OUR GALLANT DEAD, IN HONOUR/ OF THOSE WHO SERVED, AND IN THANKSGIVING/ TO ALMIGHTY GOD, WHO GAVE US THE VICTORY. On the top step the inscription reads: ALSO/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945.
A stepped path leads up to the memorial.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 6 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 06/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/21561
War Memorials Trust, Grants, Showcase, accessed 26 Nov 2015 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=327
War Memorials Online, accessed 06/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/102514
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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