Wyke Regis War Memorial

All Saints Church Cemetery, Wyke Road (north side), Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9ES

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Overview

A Neo-Baroque style monument erected in the c1920s, commemorating the men of Wyke Regis who died whilst serving their country in the First World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438095
Date first listed:: 06-Dec-2016
List Entry Name:: Wyke Regis War Memorial
Statutory Address:: All Saints Church Cemetery, Wyke Road (north side), Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9ES

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438095
Date first listed:: 06-Dec-2016
List Entry Name:: Wyke Regis War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: All Saints Church Cemetery, Wyke Road (north side), Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9ES

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:: All Saints Church Cemetery, Wyke Road (north side), Wyke Regis, Weymouth, DT4 9ES

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

District:: Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Weymouth
National Grid Reference:: SY6621177874

Summary

A Neo-Baroque style monument erected in the c1920s, commemorating the men of Wyke Regis who died whilst serving their country in the First World War.

Reasons for Designation

Wyke Regis War Memorial, erected in the c1920s, 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: as an accomplished stone war memorial in an artisan Neo Baroque style; * Group value: it forms an interesting group with the Church of All Saints (Grade I) and the large number of listed monuments within its churchyard.

History

Wyke Regis War Memorial was erected in the c1920s in the All Saints Church Cemetery on Wyke Road, Wyke Regis, by its parishioners through public subscription, to commemorate the men in the parish who lost their lives during the First World War whilst serving their country.

Details

A Neo-Baroque style monument erected in the c1920s, commemorating the men of Wyke Regis who died whilst serving their country in the First World War.

The stone monument comprises an obelisk carrying a ring inscribed with the words:

'THAT RIGHT MAY PREVAIL OVER MIGHT'

The obelisk is set on a square base with scrolled brackets to the corners, with four bronze plaques reading:

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO THE SACRED MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON. THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY SUBSCRIPTION FROM THE PARISHIONERS OF WYKE REGIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY AND GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 [names of 52 men]

The base with the bronze plaques is set on a large pedestal with projecting rusticated corners.

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, 17 February 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 17 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/180513
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/960

Legal

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