Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled on 6 June 1920, with further names added after the Second World War and later conflicts.
Reasons for Designation
Morgan’s Vale and Woodfalls War Memorial, unveiled on 6 June 1920, 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 conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: an elegant wheel-head cross in Portland stone;
* Group value: with the Lodge to Redlynch House (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, 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.
Details
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
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