Babcary War Memorial
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434468
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Babcary War Memorial
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434468
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Babcary War Memorial
- Location Description:
- in the Churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross, Babcary, Somerset
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Babcary
- National Grid Reference:
- ST5616328741
Summary
A First World War memorial erected in the c1920s in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Babcary to commemorate the four men in the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country.
Reasons for Designation
The Babcary War Memorial, erected in the c1920s in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Babcary, Somerset to commemorate the four men in the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country, 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;
* Architectural interest: for the quality of the design and craftsmanship of this dignified memorial;
* Group value: with the listed buildings which form its setting, namely the Church of the Holy Cross, a number of monuments within the churchyard and the churchyard's boundary wall.
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 the country. One such memorial, an obelisk, was erected in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Babcary, South Somerset to commemorate four men of the parish who died during the conflict whilst serving their country. They are named on a brass plaque situated inside the adjacent church. The adjacent churchyard wall was deliberately lowered so as to enable people to view the monument from Church Street.
Details
A First World War memorial erected in the c1920s in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Babcary to commemorate the four men in the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country. The names of the fallen are given on a brass plaque inside the adjacent church.
The monument consists of a stone carved obelisk set on a tapered pedestal with blind panels. One side of the obelisk, visible from Church Road, has a carved flag which wraps around the base, with a small wreath above it at the top of the obelisk.
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, 23 November 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 March 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24760
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 March 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24761
Historic Environment Record for the Babcary War Memorial, accessed 17 March 2016 from http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=53517
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/231009
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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