War Memorial in churchyard of St Michael's Church

Churchyard of the Church of St Michael, St Michael's Hill, Milverton, Somerset, TA4 1JS

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First World War memorial, erected in 1921, with further inscriptions added after the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442114
Date first listed:: 02-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: War Memorial in churchyard of St Michael's Church
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St Michael, St Michael's Hill, Milverton, Somerset, TA4 1JS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442114
Date first listed:: 02-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: War Memorial in churchyard of St Michael's Church
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of the Church of St Michael, St Michael's Hill, Milverton, Somerset, TA4 1JS

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St Michael, St Michael's Hill, Milverton, Somerset, TA4 1JS

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

District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Milverton
National Grid Reference:: ST1212725893

Summary

First World War memorial, erected in 1921, with further inscriptions added after the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael, Milverton, unveiled in 1921, 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: as a well-executed and well-carved memorial incorporating a Latin cross; * Group value: with the Grade I-listed Church of St Michael, and other churchyard monuments including two chest tombs and a medieval cross (all Grade II).

History

The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of war memorials erected across England. One such memorial was erected in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael in Milverton to commemorate the thirty men of the parish who lost their lives during the conflict. Further inscriptions were added after the Second World War in memory of the 10 Fallen of that conflict. It was carved by Messrs Harry Herns & Sons, and was unveiled by Brigadier General Frith and dedicated by the Bishop of Taunton on 13 February 1921. In 1990 the lettering was cleaned and re-blacked.

Details

First World War memorial, erected in 1921; with further inscriptions added after the Second World War.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands just inside the W gate to the churchyard and is carved from granite. It comprises a Latin cross with foliate terminals to the arms and a tapering, chamfered shaft which has broach stops to its lower part and is set into a square plinth. There is an inscription in relief on the W face of the plinth which reads TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WARS / 1914-1919. / 1939-1945. The N and S sides record the names, rank and regiment of Fallen from the First World War; the names of those who died in the Second World War are carved on the E side under the dates 1939 - 1945. The plinth stands on a three-stepped, octagonal base.

Sources

Websites
War memorial, Churchyard of St Michael, Milverton, ref 18049, accessed 30 November 2016 from http://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/#
War Memorials Online, accessed 30 November 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/235905
War Memorials Register, accessed 30 November 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1374

Legal

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

The listed building(s) is/are shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.