Bartley Green War Memorial
Green at the junction of Romsley Road and Field Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3PS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1432584
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Bartley Green War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Green at the junction of Romsley Road and Field Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3PS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1432584
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Bartley Green War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Green at the junction of Romsley Road and Field Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3PS
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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:
- Green at the junction of Romsley Road and Field Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3PS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Birmingham (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO9978181838
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Bartley Green War Memorial, which stands on the green at the junction of Romsley Road and Field Lane, 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 local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet dignified granite Celtic cross.
History
Bartley Green War Memorial was unveiled on 11 July 1920 (erected through public donations). The memorial was dedicated by the Right Reverend JH Wakefield, Lord Bishop of Birmingham. The memorial stood originally in the churchyard on the corner of Field Lane and Genners Lane. When the church was relocated in 1964 the memorial was also moved c400m to its present location. In June 2005 the memorial cross was renovated: the paving was added. Two names were added to the memorial in 2008. Further paving was laid in 2011 and a flagpole erected in 2012.
An avenue of trees to the north of the memorial was planted in 2013, and a plaque set into the lawn in front of each sapling. This Avenue of Memory, commemorating the 19 local men who died in the First World War, was dedicated in July 2014 by Councillor John Lines, former Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
Details
The memorial stands in a paved area to the south of the Avenue of Memory. It comprises a rough-hewn granite Celtic cross with a tall shaft set on a tapering plinth. The southern face of the shaft is decorated with a small wreath, painted green, and at its foot bears an inscription in black painted letters reading TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ THIS DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR,/ 1914-1919,/ AND THAT/ OF/ 1939-1945. The southern, western and eastern faces of the plinth bear the names of the fallen in black lead letters.
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, 5 October 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 05/01/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/60463
"Tribute to lost soldiers", Birmingham Mail, 8 November 2008, accessed 05/01/2016 from http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Tribute+to+lost+soldiers%3B+REMEMBRANCE+SUNDAY.-a0188628046
St Michael's and All Angels Church, Bartley Green, accessed 05/01/2016 from https://sites.google.com/site/stmichaelbartleygreen/calendar/bartley-green-war-memorial
Bartley Green District History Group, accessed 05/01/2016 from http://bgdhg.co.uk/pastevent2.htm
War Memorials Online, accessed 5 October 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/170179
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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