Silchester War Memorial

Silchester War Memorial, Little London Road, Silchester, Hampshire, RG7 2ND

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Overview

A community war memorial which stands by the roadside, adjacent to the village playing fields at Silchester. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454424
Date first listed:: 20-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Silchester War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Silchester War Memorial, Little London Road, Silchester, Hampshire, RG7 2ND

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454424
Date first listed:: 20-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Silchester War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Silchester War Memorial, Little London Road, Silchester, Hampshire, RG7 2ND

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:: Silchester War Memorial, Little London Road, Silchester, Hampshire, RG7 2ND

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

County:: Hampshire
District:: Basingstoke and Deane (District Authority)
Parish:: Silchester
National Grid Reference:: SU6277762167

Summary

A community war memorial which stands by the roadside, adjacent to the village playing fields at Silchester.

Reasons for Designation

Silchester War Memorial 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:

* as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a granite pylon with base.

Group value:

* with The Stores (Grade II) and Vine Cottage (Grade II), which also border the village playing field.

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. One such memorial was raised at Silchester 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 monument was built in 1919.

It commemorates six local servicemen who died during the First World War. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the six Fallen of that conflict.

In 2005 the memorial was conserved with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.

Details

A community war memorial, commemorating the dead of two World Wars, which stands by the roadside adjacent to the village playing fields, erected in 1919 and altered after 1945.

MATERIALS & PLAN: a granite war memorial with lead lettering. The memorial takes the form of an upright pylon, surrounded by a square enclosure.

DESCRIPTION: Silchester War Memorial is located at the roadside of Little London Road.

It consists of a roughly hewn stone of remembrance of square section, with a smooth central panel to the centre of its western face which carries an inscription and names in painted lead lettering. The inscription reads TO THE MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF SILCHESTER / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918 / (NAMES) / “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS” / ALSO THOSE WHO FELL / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES) / “GOD MADE TRIAL OF THEM / AND FOUND THEM WORTHY”. Below the stone is a square base. A flagged path approaches the monument from the west.

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museum Website, accessed 2 February 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/40407
War memorials website, accessed 2 February 2018 from http://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/84129

Legal

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