Nunney War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1443934
- Date first listed:
- 20-Mar-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Nunney War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1443934
- Date first listed:
- 20-Mar-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Nunney War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset
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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.
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:
- Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Nunney, Mendip, Somerset
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Nunney
- National Grid Reference:
- ST7372545708
Summary
A First World War memorial erected in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Nunney War Memorial, in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Mendip, Somerset, 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;
* Group value: the war memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, listed at Grade I and is in close proximity to several listed chest tombs as well as the scheduled monument of Nunney Castle.
History
The war memorial at Nunney was erected on 25 July 1920 to commemorate the men of the parish of Nunney who lost their lives while serving their country in the First World War. A further stone was later added to the base of the memorial detailing the names of the two men from the parish who lost their lives during the Second World War.
Details
A First World War memorial erected in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: constructed of granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a rough-hewn Latin cross which sits on a tapering plinth and rectangular base. There are inscriptions in black lettering on each of the four faces of the plinth. The north-west face reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ WHILE SERVING IN H.M.FORCES/ DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914-20/ THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED/ AND THE BELLS OF THE CHURCH/ WERE RESTORED. On each of the other three faces of the plinth are the names of the men who gave their lives during the First World War. On the south-east elevation is a further stone at the base of the memorial with a receptacle for flowers that is inscribed with the dates: 1939/ -/ 1945 with the names of the men who gave their lives during the Second World War to either side.
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 March 2017.
Sources
Websites
Somerset Historic Environment Record, 'War memorial, All Saints Churchyard, Nunney', accessed 31 January 2017 from http://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/17573#
War Memorials Register, accessed 31 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1345
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 March 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/250981
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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