Moccas War Memorial
Junction of B4532 and Woodbury Lane, Moccas, Herefordshire, HR2 9LB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1460080
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Moccas War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Junction of B4532 and Woodbury Lane, Moccas, Herefordshire, HR2 9LB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1460080
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Moccas War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Junction of B4532 and Woodbury Lane, Moccas, Herefordshire, HR2 9LB
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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.
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 B4532 and Woodbury Lane, Moccas, Herefordshire, HR2 9LB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Moccas
- National Grid Reference:
- SO3551842490
Summary
First World War memorial.
Reasons for Designation
Moccas War Memorial, which stands at a crossroads at the junction of the B4532 and Woodbury Lane, 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 a simple yet evocative example of a plain Latin cross type of memorial.
Group value:
* with The Smithy (Grade II) and Yew Tree Cottage (Grade II).
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 Moccas as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by four members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
First World War memorial.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands at the centre of a crossroads, close to The Smithy (Grade II) and Yew Tree Cottage (Grade II).
The memorial comprises a plain stone Latin cross on a tapering octagonal shaft with a square plinth and three-stepped octagonal base.
The main inscription in incised lettering on the plinth reads: (south face) THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS TO THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR,/ 1914–1919/ (west face) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (north face) (4 NAMES)/ (east face)THANKS BE TO GOD WHO/ GIVETH US THE VICTORY.
Sources
Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 27 September 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/33073
War Memorials Online, accessed 27 September 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/247114/
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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