Summary
A private memorial erected as a village cross in 1913, altered in 1916 to become a war memorial and again in 1917 and 1918 to commemorate losses of the First World War.
Reasons for Designation
Westcombe War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
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. One such memorial was raised at Westcombe, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
A private memorial erected as a village cross in 1913, altered in 1916 to become a war memorial and again in 1917 and 1918 to commemorate losses of the First World War.
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