Whiteshill War Memorial
Whiteshill war memorial, At the junction of Main Road and Field Road, Whiteshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433847
- Date first listed:
- 06-Apr-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Whiteshill War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Whiteshill war memorial, At the junction of Main Road and Field Road, Whiteshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433847
- Date first listed:
- 06-Apr-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Whiteshill War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Whiteshill war memorial, At the junction of Main Road and Field Road, Whiteshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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.
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:
- Whiteshill war memorial, At the junction of Main Road and Field Road, Whiteshill, Stroud, Gloucestershire
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whiteshill and Ruscombe
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8405006945
Summary
A First World War memorial, dating from 1919; altered by the addition of names of the Fallen of the Second World War after 1945.
Reasons for Designation
Whiteshill 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 well-executed stone memorial, which has been the subject of high-quality repair and replacement.
History
The memorial was erected after the First World War, as part of the great wave of commemoration of the sacrifice made by the Fallen from communities across the country. It was set up in a prominent position at a major road junction in the village. The memorial was designed and built by Mr S A Cooke, mason of nearby Paganhill, Stroud, and unveiled on 29 November 1919 by the Bishop of Gloucester. After the Second World War, the names of the men of the parish who died in that conflict were added to the memorial.
In 2013, the memorial was repaired, with a contribution of £1400 in grant aid from the War Memorials Trust; the work included the replacement of the severely laminated cross with an exact replica of the original.
Details
A First World War memorial, dating from 1919; altered by the addition of names of the Fallen of the Second World War after 1945.
MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed from local limestone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a cross with cusped arms and carved details, on an octagonal shaft, above an octagonal base, the whole on a platform of four steps with chamfered edges. The foot of the shaft, immediately above the base is carries a carved inscription across three sides: TO THE / GLORY / OF GOD. Text across the corresponding three sides of the base reads: AND IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR. Below this, the memorial is inscribed with the ranks and names of the 36 men who fell in the First World War. One face of the foot of the base is inscribed with the dates 1914-1919. Two steps of the platform have later stone plaques. The upper plaque is inscribed with the text 1939 – 1945; below are the ranks and names of those who lost their lives in the Second World War. The lower plaque is inscribed with the text: 1945-1995 / 50 YEARS / VE 8TH MAY 1945 / VJ 15TH AUGUST 1945 / THEY DID NOT FAIL US IN WAR / WE WILL NOT FAIL THEM IN PEACE.
The memorial stands within a small, irregularly shaped paved enclosure, bounded to the rear by a stone wall and to the other sides by later-C20 low iron railings and gate.
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, 25 July 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Trust: Showcase result - Whiteshill, accessed 24 February 2016 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1048
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/191060
War Memorials Register, accessed 25 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72458
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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