Broad Chalke War Memorial
South Street, Broad Chalke, SP5 5DH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1436051
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Broad Chalke War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- South Street, Broad Chalke, SP5 5DH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1436051
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Broad Chalke War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- South Street, Broad Chalke, SP5 5DH
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:
- South Street, Broad Chalke, SP5 5DH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Broad Chalke
- National Grid Reference:
- SU0407525281
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Broad Chalke War Memorial, which stands to the south of the church of All Saints', is listed at Grade II for the following 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: a well-executed granite cross;
* Group value: with the nearby Grade I listed church of All Saints’.
History
Broad Chalke War Memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 17 April 1921 on land donated by Mr John Stephens.
In 2007, War Memorials Trust awarded a grant of £315 towards the cost of cleaning and re-lettering the memorial.
Details
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
The memorial stands opposite the All Saints’ church (Grade I). It is c3.3m tall and comprises a two-stepped square base surmounted by a square plinth and tapering shaft, with a sword, and Celtic cross of granite. The inscription and names have been added in lead lettering.
The inscription on the memorial reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 (NAMES). Additional names have been added of those lost in the Second World War.
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, 16 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
Wiltshire OPC Project, entry for Broad Chalke War Memorial, accessed 11 May 2016 from http://www.wiltshire-opc.org.uk/Items/Broad%20Chalke/Broad%20Chalke%20-%20War%20Memorial%20Names.pdf
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase, entry from Broad Chalke War Memorial, accessed 11 May 2016 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=19
War Memorials Register, accessed 11/05/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/69928
War Memorials Online, accessed 16/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/135435
Other
South Wilts Church Magazine, May 1921
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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