Bishopswood War Memorial

B4234, Kerne Bridge, Bishopswood, Herefordshire

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First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1448763
Date first listed:: 03-Aug-2017
List Entry Name:: Bishopswood War Memorial
Statutory Address:: B4234, Kerne Bridge, Bishopswood, Herefordshire

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1448763
Date first listed:: 03-Aug-2017
List Entry Name:: Bishopswood War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: B4234, Kerne Bridge, Bishopswood, Herefordshire

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.

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

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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Location

Statutory Address:: B4234, Kerne Bridge, Bishopswood, Herefordshire

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

District:: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Walford
National Grid Reference:: SO5953918414

Summary

First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Bishopswood War Memorial, which is situated to the north of the B4234, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Historic interest: * As an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest: * A fine ensemble consisting of a well-executed Latin cross memorial rising prominently from a terraced platform.

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 Bishopswood as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 18 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was built on land that formed part of the Bishopswood Estate and was unveiled on 17 April 1921. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the eight people from the local community who died during that conflict. The terraced platform, including boundary walls and steps, upon which the memorial now stands was also built at this time. In 2016 the memorial received grant funding from the War Memorials Trust for conservation and repair work.

Details

First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

DESCRIPTION: Bishopswood War Memorial is located to the north side of the B4234 to the corner of a field.

It takes the form of a sandstone Latin cross above a carved collar on chamfered shaft. A carved lozenge is inset to the centre of the cross. The shaft rises from a square plinth with chamfered top corners, which surmounts a three-stepped stone base.

The First World War inscription is incised to the front (south) face of the plinth and reads: ERECTED/ BY THE PARISHIONERS/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR 1914 – 1919/ IS IT NOTHING TO YOU/ ALL YE THAT PASS BY. The names of those who died are listed directly below, incised into the top two steps of the base.

A stone plaque with the names of those who died following the Second World War is set into a wall below the memorial cross.

The memorial is situated on a terraced platform of roughly-coursed stone. This is enclosed and flanked by roughly-coursed stone walls with flat stone coping. The memorial is approached to both sides by steps; those leading up to the lower level facing east-west and those leading up to the memorial facing north-south.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 3 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/211234
War Memorials Register, accessed 3 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/32723
War Memorials Trust, accessed 3 July 2017 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1314

Legal

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