Summary
A churchyard war memorial cross, of Cornish grey granite, unveiled in June 1921.
Reasons for Designation
Clun War Memorial, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a churchyard cross with wall tablets;
* Group value: with the Church of St George (Grade II*), the Vicarage (Grade II*) and various listed churchyard monuments (Grade II).
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. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also 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.
Details
A churchyard war memorial cross, unveiled in June 1921.
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