Stretton Sugwas War Memorial
Junction of A438 and A4103, Stretton Sugwas, Herefordshire, HR4 7PU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1459953
- Date first listed:
- 20-Mar-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Stretton Sugwas War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Junction of A438 and A4103, Stretton Sugwas, Herefordshire, HR4 7PU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1459953
- Date first listed:
- 20-Mar-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Stretton Sugwas War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Junction of A438 and A4103, Stretton Sugwas, Herefordshire, HR4 7PU
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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.
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:
- Junction of A438 and A4103, Stretton Sugwas, Herefordshire, HR4 7PU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stretton Sugwas
- National Grid Reference:
- SO4590841837
Summary
First World War memorial with later additions.
Reasons for Designation
Stretton Sugwas War Memorial, which stands in a prominent roadside location on the A438 in Stretton Sugwas, 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 sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* as an elegant and striking 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 at Stretton Sugwas 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 names of those parishioners who fell during the Second World War and the Korean War were subsequently added to the memorial.
Details
First World War memorial with later additions.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent roadside location on the A438 to the south of Stretton Sugwas. The memorial comprises a stone Latin cross on a tapering octagonal shaft on a square plinth with a two-stepped octagonal base.
The main inscription in incised lettering on the plinth reads: (south-east face) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914–1919/ (south-west face) (5 NAMES).
An additional inscription on the base reads: (south-east face of upper step) AND IN/ 1939–1945/ (south-west face of upper step) (3 NAMES)/. A further inscription commemorates one parishioner who died in the Korean War.
Sources
Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 28 September 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/33006
War Memorials Online, accessed 28 September 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/146983/
Roll of Honour, accessed 28 September 2017 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Herefordshire/StrettonSugwas.html
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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