Wellington War Memorial

Burial ground for St Margaret of Antioch Church, Wellington, Herefordshire, HR4 8AZ

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First World War memorial. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438043
Date first listed:: 15-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Wellington War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Burial ground for St Margaret of Antioch Church, Wellington, Herefordshire, HR4 8AZ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438043
Date first listed:: 15-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Wellington War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Burial ground for St Margaret of Antioch Church, Wellington, Herefordshire, HR4 8AZ

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Burial ground for St Margaret of Antioch Church, Wellington, Herefordshire, HR4 8AZ

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

District:: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Wellington
National Grid Reference:: SO4998748084

Summary

First World War memorial.

Reasons for Designation

Wellington War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal 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 First World War; * Architectural interest: a simple yet striking memorial cross in Cornish granite;

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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Wellington 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 16 local servicemen who died during the First World War.

In 2010 the memorial was cleaned and the lettering re-painted with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.

Details

MATERIALS: rough-hewn Cornish granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial consists of a cross surmounting a tapering shaft which is set upon a square plinth. This is set upon a domed base.

An indented panel at the base of the shaft bears the inscription in carved black-painted letters which reads FOR KING AND/ COUNTRY/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES). The front face of the plinth is inscribed WELLINGTON.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 16 June 2017.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 February 2025 to amend details in the address and description

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 July 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/91303
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/33039
War Memorials Trust, accessed 21 July 2016 from www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=900

Legal

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