Trull War Memorial

Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Church Road, Trull, Taunton

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Overview

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1434658
Date first listed:: 26-May-2016
List Entry Name:: Trull War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Church Road, Trull, Taunton

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1434658
Date first listed:: 26-May-2016
List Entry Name:: Trull War Memorial
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Church Road, Trull, Taunton

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Church Road, Trull, Taunton

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Trull
National Grid Reference:: ST2158822192

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Trull War Memorial of 1920 is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Architectural interest: a well-executed and elegant memorial in the medieval style; * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Group value: with the Grade I listed Church of All Saints, and a chest tomb and the village stocks, which are both listed at Grade II.

History

The war memorial in Trull was unveiled and dedicated on 19 September 1920, as part of the great wave of commemoration of the sacrifice made by the fallen from communities across the country. It is prominently located within the churchyard of All Saints’ Church and commemorates the 14 men from the parish who lost their lives during the First World War. Following the Second World War an inscription was added in memory of those who fell in that conflict.

Details

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in the south-west corner of the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed). Carved from Hamstone, it consists of a medieval-style lantern cross with a canopied top ornately decorated with carvings in relief, including the Crucifixion and the dove of peace, and surmounted by crocketed finials. The lantern is set on a cruciform column with a moulded capital and crocketed carving to its upper part. It rises from a chamfered, square plinth which stands on a three-stepped, square base.

An inset panel on the west face of the plinth carries the principal dedicatory inscription which reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR. The panels to the north and south faces are carved with the names of the Fallen. The five men who fell in the Second World War are listed on a bronze plaque to the east face.

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, 15 December 2016.

Sources

Websites
War memorial, Churchyard of All Saints, Trull, accessed 23 March 2016 from http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=18287
War Memorials Online, accessed 15/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/231005
War Memorials Register, accessed 23/03/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25179
Other
Somerset and West of England Advertiser, Friday September 24 1920, pp.6

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.