Wyre Piddle War Memorial

Village Hall, Worcester Road, Wyre Piddle, Wychavon, Worcestershire, WR10 2HR

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A war memorial of c.1920, altered following 1945 and in 1995. Read the official list entry to find out more.

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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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1440100
Date first listed:: 07-Dec-2016
List Entry Name:: Wyre Piddle War Memorial
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: Village Hall, Worcester Road, Wyre Piddle, Wychavon, Worcestershire, WR10 2HR

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:: 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.