Marshwood War Memorial

Roadside, B3165, Opposite Marshwood Garage, Marshwood, Dorset, DT6 5QD

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A village war memorial cross, erected in about 1920, standing at the centre of the village. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452104
Date first listed:: 01-Dec-2017
List Entry Name:: Marshwood War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Roadside, B3165, Opposite Marshwood Garage, Marshwood, Dorset, DT6 5QD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452104
Date first listed:: 01-Dec-2017
List Entry Name:: Marshwood War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Roadside, B3165, Opposite Marshwood Garage, Marshwood, Dorset, DT6 5QD

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:: Roadside, B3165, Opposite Marshwood Garage, Marshwood, Dorset, DT6 5QD

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

District:: Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Marshwood
National Grid Reference:: ST3891300078

Summary

A village war memorial cross, erected in about 1920, standing at the centre of the village.

Reasons for Designation

Marshwood War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

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

Architectural interest: * As an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a Latin cross.

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 in the parish of Marshwood, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It appears to date from about 1920.

The memorial was conserved in 2006 with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust. Works included repairs to damaged stonework with lime mortar, re-pointing using lime mortar and repainting the inscription with black enamel.

Details

A First World War village war memorial cross dating to about 1920, with later Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: granite.

DESCRIPTION: a plain cross set above a square base with a plinth of two steps. The memorial is located at the centre of the hamlet of Marshalsea, which is adjacent to Marshwood. The memorial has a Latin cross with plain, unadorned arms and shaft rising from an equally plain base, below which are two steps, the lower of which has a chamfered top.

INSCRIPTION: the base is inscribed to its east side, which faces the road, with enamelled inset lettering: TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE / WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. Names are listed below. The top step of the plinth has the inscription: 1939 - 1945, with a single name. The sides and back are plain.

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museum Register, accessed 31/10/2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/26702
War Memorials Online, accessed 27/11/2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/97484/
War Memorials Trust Grant Record, accessed 27/11/2017 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=45

Legal

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