King's Stanley War Memorial
King's Stanley war memorial, Land near the junction of Broad Street, Church Street and High Street, King's Stanley, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433989
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-2016
- List Entry Name:
- King's Stanley War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- King's Stanley war memorial, Land near the junction of Broad Street, Church Street and High Street, King's Stanley, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433989
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-2016
- List Entry Name:
- King's Stanley War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- King's Stanley war memorial, Land near the junction of Broad Street, Church Street and High Street, King's Stanley, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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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:
- King's Stanley war memorial, Land near the junction of Broad Street, Church Street and High Street, King's Stanley, Stroud, Gloucestershire
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- King's Stanley
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8118003537
Summary
A First World War memorial, dating from circa 1920, altered after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
King’s Stanley 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 interest: a well-executed stone memorial, of unusually elaborate form, with a four-sided lantern head which served as a light.
History
The war memorial in King’s Stanley was erected circa 1920, as part of the great wave of commemoration of the sacrifice made by the fallen from communities across the country. The memorial was set up at a prominent location, in the middle of the road at the junction of Broad Street, Church Street and High Street. After the Second World War, the memorial was altered to also commemorate the men of the village who had lost their lives in that conflict.
In 1983, to minimise the risk of damage from traffic, the memorial was moved a short distance to a small grassed area at the roadside. In 2003, the structure was repointed, the lettering recut and stone repairs undertaken with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
Details
A First World War memorial, dating from circa 1920.
MATERIALS: local Cotswold limestone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of an unusual, wide, cruciform lantern, with a trefoil-headed opening on each side, the lantern designed to house an oil lantern and to show light on all four sides. The lantern has a small orb and cross finial at the top, and stands on a cylindrical Doric column. The column is set on a three-stepped hexagonal base, on a platform of two circular steps. Three faces of the top step of the base have carved lettering picked out in black paint, which reads: OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD / THAT THEIR NAMES / BE NOT FORGOTTEN / 1914 – 1919. Below this, the names of the 25 men who died are carved into inset stone plaques. On the lower step, a further inset plaque reads: 1939 – 1945 / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM; this plaque is flanked by the names of the 14 men who lost their lives.
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, 10 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 01.03.2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20711
War Memorials Trust Showcase: Kings Stanley, accessed 01.03.2016 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=215
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/103348
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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