Staunton War Memorial
outside entrance to Church of St James, Staunton Court, Staunton, Gloucestershire, GL19 3QS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462054
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Staunton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- outside entrance to Church of St James, Staunton Court, Staunton, Gloucestershire, GL19 3QS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462054
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Staunton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- outside entrance to Church of St James, Staunton Court, Staunton, Gloucestershire, GL19 3QS
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.
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:
- outside entrance to Church of St James, Staunton Court, Staunton, Gloucestershire, GL19 3QS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Staunton
- National Grid Reference:
- SO7816829258
Summary
A First World War memorial, erected in 1921; altered by the addition of two further names after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Staunton War Memorial, which stands outside the churchyard of the Church of St James in Staunton 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 church’s community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* for its design, a well-executed granite cross with neat inscriptions.
Group value:
* with the Grade-II* listed Church of St James, outside whose churchyard it stands.
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 750,000 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 Staunton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by nine members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Staunton War Memorial was unveiled on 26 June 1921 by Mr John Halford. The land on which the memorial stands was donated, free of charge, by Mr JG Hawkins and the work was undertaken by Messrs Rice and Son of Gloucester. The name of a serviceman who fell in the Second World War has since been added to the memorial, together with the name of another who was part of the Home Service.
In 2017 the memorial was conserved by the Parish Council. The inscriptions were painted, the paving around the memorial replaced with slate chippings and a path to the war memorial installed. Two free-standing plinths were also installed in the war memorial enclosure, recording all those who served in the Second World War, one for those who served at home and another for those who were on active service abroad.
Details
A First World War memorial, erected in 1921; altered by the addition of two further names after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a granite Latin cross on a tapering plinth, square on plan, on a two-stepped base. The faces of the plinth are recessed and bear the incised inscriptions.
The north face of the plinth reads IN GRATITUDE/ TO THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918./ FALLEN/ (9 NAMES). The remaining faces record 48 names under the heading FOREIGN SERVICE. The east face also lists two names under the heading HOME SERVICE as well as the name of one soldier who fell during the Second World War.
The memorial stands on an area laid with slate chippings, enclosed by kerbstones and iron railings, set within the wider field. A pathway provides access to the memorial.
Sources
Websites
Report on repair of the memorial, Gloucestershire Live,, accessed 13.12.2018 from http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/villagers-carry-out-dying-wish-565106
War Memorials Online Database, Staunton War Memorial WMO195857, accessed 13.12.2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/195857/
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register: Staunton War Memorial, accessed 13.12.2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/65538
Other
‘Staunton’, Gloucester Citizen, 27 June 1921, p.3
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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