Sampford Arundel War Memorial
Church of the Holy Cross, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9QN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1436144
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Sampford Arundel War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Church of the Holy Cross, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9QN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1436144
- Date first listed:
- 06-Jul-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Sampford Arundel War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of the Holy Cross, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9QN
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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:
- Church of the Holy Cross, Sampford Arundel, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 9QN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sampford Arundel
- National Grid Reference:
- ST1081218886
Summary
A First World War memorial, dating from 1921; Second World War inscription added.
Reasons for Designation
Sampford Arundel War Memorial, which is situated within the churchyard, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Architectural interest: as a simple and well-proportioned memorial in the form of a Latin cross;
* 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 II listed Church of the Holy Cross and churchyard gate piers and gates.
History
As part of the great wave of commemoration of the sacrifice made by the Fallen from communities across the country, the war memorial at Sampford Arundel was erected in 1921. It is prominently situated at the entrance to the churchyard and commemorates the local men who served during the First World War, six of whom lost their lives. A further inscription was added after the Second World War to commemorate a serviceman who died during this conflict.
Details
A First World War memorial, dating from 1921; Second World War inscription added.
DESCRIPTION: it is carved from granite and comprises a three-stepped base surmounted by a tapering shaft and a simple, tapered Latin cross. The front (north) face of the upper step carries the inscription in raised lettering: TO THE HONOURED / MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY 1914-18. The other faces are inscribed: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO CAME TO THEIR COUNTRY’S AID 1914-1918. The names of the servicemen are recorded on the both the upper and middle steps; those to the front face list the six men who lost their lives. The front face of the lowest step is inscribed: 1939 (NAME) 1945 / RIP.
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 Memorials Register, accessed 18/05/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/25131
War Memorials Online, accessed 15/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/228868
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
The listed building(s) is/are shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.
Map
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