Randwick War Memorial
At the junction of The Stocks and an unnamed road, Randwick, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1446032
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Randwick War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- At the junction of The Stocks and an unnamed road, Randwick, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1446032
- Date first listed:
- 22-May-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Randwick War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- At the junction of The Stocks and an unnamed road, Randwick, Stroud, Gloucestershire
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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
- Statutory Address:
- At the junction of The Stocks and an unnamed road, Randwick, Stroud, Gloucestershire
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Randwick and Westrip
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8287206783
Summary
A First World War memorial, erected in the early 1920s.
Reasons for Designation
Randwick war memorial in Stroud, Gloucestershire is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as a poignant reminder of the sacrifice of the parish of Randwick during the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: as a well-executed and elegant war memorial with wheel-head cross design;
* Degree of survival: the memorial survives unaltered and in its original location;
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 the country. 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. One such memorial was raised at Randwick as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Randwick war memorial is first recorded on the Ordnance Survey map of 1923, and appears to be in its original location. A plaque was added to the west face of the memorial after the Second World War to commemorate those who lost their lives during that conflict.
Details
A First World War memorial, erected in the early 1920s, altered after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: constructed of local limestone.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial takes the form of a wheel-headed cross with octagonal column and moulded foot supported by a square plinth and three-stepped base. The plinth is inscribed with black lettering on three sides, the west face of the plinth reads: TO/ THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-18/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE. At the bottom of the face is a plaque that reads: 1939-1945/ HENRY JOHN ASHER PTE. AGED 31 YEARS/ KILLED IN ACTION. MAY 19TH 1940/ ANDREW WOODWARD REX WHITE .A.B/ AGED 35 YEARS/ KILLED IN ACTION. MAY 29TH 1945. Both the north and south elevations of the plinth are inscribed with the names of the men who were killed during the First World War, along with the dates of their deaths.
The memorial is located in a small enclosed walled area which is accessed by iron gates and railings.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 6 June 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 6 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/59367
War Memorials Online, accessed 6 June 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/158221
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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