Llangrove War Memorial
Llangrove War Memorial, Junction of Church Lane, Llangrove, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6EZ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462046
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Llangrove War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Llangrove War Memorial, Junction of Church Lane, Llangrove, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6EZ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462046
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Llangrove War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Llangrove War Memorial, Junction of Church Lane, Llangrove, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6EZ
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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:
- Llangrove War Memorial, Junction of Church Lane, Llangrove, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 6EZ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Llangarron
- National Grid Reference:
- SO5269019218
Summary
A First World War memorial, dating from around 1920.
Reasons for Designation
Llangrove War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact on the local community of the events of the First World War.
Architectural interest:
* the memorial is a dignified and sombre Celtic-style cross, neatly made and well-proportioned
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: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised at Llangrove as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
A First World War memorial, dating from around 1920.
MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed of stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent roadside location in front of the primary school and a short distance from Christ Church (Grade II).
The memorial comprises a tall Celtic wheel-cross with tapering shaft on a tapering rectangular pedestal and single-stepped base. The face and shaft of the cross are decorated with carved interlace.
The main inscription in leaded lettering on the south face of the plinth reads:
IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THESE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR. A.D. 1914 – 1918/ (14 NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/.
Sources
Websites
Imperial War Museum Inventory, accessed 26.09.2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/32922
War Memorials Online, accessed 26.09.2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/230487/
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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