Wedmore War Memorial
Church Street, Wedmore, Sedgemoor, Somerset, BS28 4AN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433908
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Wedmore War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Church Street, Wedmore, Sedgemoor, Somerset, BS28 4AN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433908
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Wedmore War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church Street, Wedmore, Sedgemoor, Somerset, BS28 4AN
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:
- Church Street, Wedmore, Sedgemoor, Somerset, BS28 4AN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wedmore
- National Grid Reference:
- ST4343547903
Summary
First World War memorial cross of 1923 date, constructed of local stone, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial at Wedmore, Somerset 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;
* Architectural interest: a well-crafted cross design in dressed stone;
* Intactness: the structure is unaltered;
* Group value: it forms an important group with the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary and a variety of Grade II-listed churchyard structures.
History
The war memorial to members of Wedmore Parish who served in the First World War was erected by 1923. The memorial was later updated with a tribute to those who served in the Second World War.
Details
First World War memorial cross of 1920s date, with later additions for the Second World War, set within the parish churchyard.
MATERIALS: constructed of stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial cross is hexagonal on plan with a tapering shaft surmounting two moulded plinths and a two-stepped base. The shaft is surmounted by a moulded lantern and simple cross above. The upper plinth has panels inscribed with the names of the fallen in the First World War. The front face is inscribed: GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF WEDMORE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR GOD AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The lower plinth is inscribed with the names of the fallen in the Second World War and to the front face: AND TO THOSE WHO MADE THE/ SAME SACRIFICE IN THE SECOND/ GREAT WAR, 1939-1945.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 01/03/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/99267
War Memorials Register, accessed 01/03/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24873
Other
Wells Journal: Armistice Day At Wedmore, Friday 16 November, 1923
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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