Wyre Piddle War Memorial
Village Hall, Worcester Road, Wyre Piddle, Wychavon, Worcestershire, WR10 2HR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1440100
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Wyre Piddle War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Village Hall, Worcester Road, Wyre Piddle, Wychavon, Worcestershire, WR10 2HR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1440100
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Wyre Piddle War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Village Hall, Worcester Road, Wyre Piddle, Wychavon, Worcestershire, WR10 2HR
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:
- Village Hall, Worcester Road, Wyre Piddle, Wychavon, Worcestershire, WR10 2HR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Wychavon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wyre Piddle
- National Grid Reference:
- SO9638247507
Summary
A war memorial of c.1920, altered following 1945 and in 1995.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial in Wyre Piddle 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;
* Design: a well-executed granite cross.
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 Wyre Piddle as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The Wyre Piddle memorial was erected circa 1920, as part of the great wave of commemoration of the fallen. The memorial stands on the main road through the village, adjacent to the Village Hall. It was altered following the Second World War, and again in 1995.
Details
A war memorial of c.1920, altered following 1945 and in 1995.
MATERIALS AND PLAN
The memorial is square on plan and is built of granite.
DESCRIPTION
The memorial takes the form of an obelisk on a plinth which stands on a three-stepped base. The obelisk has carved detailing to each face, and bears the inscription, in gold lettering,
"IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ AND TO THE/ HONOUR AND GLORY/ OF ALL THE/ MEN OF WYRE/ WHO SERVED AND/ SUFFERED FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ THE FALLEN/ (NAMES)/
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO, EAGER AT THEIR/ COUNTRY'S CALL/ STRONG, UNDISMAYED/ SURRENDERED ALL/ ALSO OF/ (NAMES). WHO FELL IN THE/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/
(NAME)/ REMEMBERED 1995/".
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 24.10.2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/32734
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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