Kingston Deverill War Memorial
St Mary's Churchyard, off the B3095, Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, BA12 7HE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1451463
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Kingston Deverill War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- St Mary's Churchyard, off the B3095, Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, BA12 7HE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1451463
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Kingston Deverill War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Mary's Churchyard, off the B3095, Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, BA12 7HE
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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:
- St Mary's Churchyard, off the B3095, Kingston Deverill, Wiltshire, BA12 7HE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kingston Deverill
- National Grid Reference:
- ST8456637029
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled 12 July 1931, with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
Kingston Deverill War Memorial, which is situated in St Mary’s churchyard, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* a well-executed Latin cross memorial.
Group value:
* with the Grade II*-listed Church of St Mary and the Grade II-listed Young Monument in the churchyard.
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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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 Kingston Deverill as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The memorial was unveiled by the Duke of Somerset and dedicated by Bishop Randolph (Dean of Salisbury) on Sunday 12 July 1931 in a large ceremony arranged by the local branch of the Royal British Legion. The cost of the memorial was £30 which was met by public subscription. It commemorates the seven servicemen from the villages of Kingston Deverill and Monkton Deverill who died in the First World War.
Five names were added to the memorial following the Second World War to commemorate those who died in that conflict.
Details
First World War memorial, 1931, with Second World War additions.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial is located in the churchyard to the south-west of the Grade II*-listed Church of St Mary, close to the southern boundary wall and near to the Grade II-listed Young Monument.
It takes the form of a tall, Latin cross of Doulting stone rising from a square plinth surmounting a three-stepped base. The inscriptions and names are incised to bronze plaques affixed to the east and west faces of the plinth.
The principal inscription is to the east face and reads, 1914-1918/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ (7 NAMES)/ OF THIS PARISH.
A second inscription dedicated to those killed in the Second World War is to the west face, 1939-1945/ (5 NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 9 October 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24300
War Memorials Online, accessed 9 October 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/241666/
Other
‘Remembering the Fallen’, The Wiltshire Times, (18 July 1931), pp8
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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