Summary
First World War memorial cross, unveiled 1920.
Reasons for Designation
Corston and Rodbourne War Memorial, which stands at a road junction in the centre of Corston, 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 erected in Corston to a design by CA Hughes of Malmesbury. It commemorates not only the 11 local servicemen who died, but all who served in the First World War.
Details
Corston and Rodbourne War Memorial stands at the centre of Corston at the junction between Main Road and Rodbourne Road, on the approach to the church of All Saints (Grade II*) and in front of The Hermitage (Grade II). It is set on a small green in a rectangular gravelled area, enclosed by a low concrete kerb with slab coping.
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