West Meon War Memorial
Churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist, Church Lane, West Meon, Hampshire, GU32 1LF
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1435236
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-2016
- List Entry Name:
- West Meon War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist, Church Lane, West Meon, Hampshire, GU32 1LF
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1435236
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-2016
- List Entry Name:
- West Meon War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist, Church Lane, West Meon, Hampshire, GU32 1LF
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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:
- Churchyard of Church of St John the Evangelist, Church Lane, West Meon, Hampshire, GU32 1LF
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Winchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- West Meon
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- SU6398524102
Summary
First World War memorial in the style of the Blomfield Cross of Sacrifice.
Reasons for Designation
West Meon War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the church of St John the Evangelist, 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 local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War;
* Architectural interest: a sympathetic adaptation of Sir Reginald Blomfield’s Cross of Sacrifice;
* Group value: with the church of St John the Evangelist (Grade II) and the churchyard railings (Grade II).
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 England. One such memorial was raised at West Meon as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First World War. It commemorates 30 local servicemen who died during the First World War. In 2014 a project was undertaken to clean the memorial with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
Details
MATERIALS: limestone cross.
DESCRIPTION: West Meon War Memorial is located in St John the Evangelist’s Churchyard (Grade II), to the south of the church. A variant of the Blomfield Cross of Sacrifice, it consists of a square platform, two-stepped octagonal base and plinth with a Latin cross rising from it. The front face of the cross bears a reversed sword, carved in low relief.
The inscriptions are carved in relief on the plinth. The principal dedicatory inscription reads IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ "FOR US THE GLORIOUS/ DEAD HAVE STRIVEN/ THEY BATTLED THAT WE/ MIGHT BE FREE"/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". The other faces of the plinth list the names of the fallen.
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, 6 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 19/04/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/49005
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase, accessed 19/04/2016 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1139
War Memorials Online, accessed 06/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/190445
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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