Ombersley War Memorial
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1440714
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Ombersley War Memorial
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1440714
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Ombersley War Memorial
- Location Description:
- On the A4133, adjacent to the churchyard at St Andrew's Church
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Wychavon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ombersley
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8450163560
Summary
A war memorial of 1946, built to commemorate the First and Second World Wars.
Reasons for Designation
Ombersley War Memorial, dating from 1946, 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: the memorial is a well-executed stone cross, with good inscriptions;
* Group value: with the Church of St Andrew (Grade II*).
History
The war memorial in Ombersley was unveiled on Remembrance Sunday in 1946, to commemorate the sacrifice made by the fallen of that community in the First and Second World Wars. The railings of the churchyard of St Andrew's Church were altered to create a small enclosure where the memorial stands.
Details
A war memorial of 1946, built to commemorate the First and Second World Wars.
MATERIALS AND PLAN: the memorial is constructed of sandstone and is octagonal on plan.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a small paved area adjacent to the churchyard of St Andrew's Church and consists of a tall stone cross with chamfered edges on a large plinth, which stands on a two-stepped base.
The faces of the plinth are inscribed as follows, "IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ OMBERSLEY/ WHO FELL IN THE/ TWO GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ AND/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ 1939 - 1945 (NAMES)/ 1914 - 1918 (NAMES)".
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, 21 February 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 26.10.2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk_www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/32562
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/91770
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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