Woodsetton War Memorial
Woodsetton War Memorial, Sedgley Road, Woodsetton, West Midlands, DY1 4LQ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462126
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Woodsetton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Woodsetton War Memorial, Sedgley Road, Woodsetton, West Midlands, DY1 4LQ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462126
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Woodsetton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Woodsetton War Memorial, Sedgley Road, Woodsetton, West Midlands, DY1 4LQ
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:
- Woodsetton War Memorial, Sedgley Road, Woodsetton, West Midlands, DY1 4LQ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dudley (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO9356292846
Summary
A First World War memorial, unveiled in 1922.
Reasons for Designation
Woodsetton War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* the memorial is a tall and elegant design, neatly made and well-proportioned.
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact on the local community of the events of the First World War.
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 Woodsetton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 30 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Woodsetton War Memorial was unveiled in 1922, and originally stood in front of Mount Tabor Methodist Chapel on Sedgely Road. The chapel became redundant in 2001 and the memorial was relocated to its present site in 2015.
Details
A First World War memorial, unveiled in 1922.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: Woodsetton War Memorial is located on Sedgely Road, close to the junction with Parkes Hall Road.
It consists of a wheel-headed cross on a collared shaft. The cross shaft surmounts a pedestal, square on plan, with chamfered corners. This is set on a three-stepped base which is surrounded by a low wall with finials at the corners.
The north face of the memorial bears an inscription which reads ERECTED/ BY/ PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ KILLED AND IN HONOUR/ OF THE MEN WHO WENT/ FROM WOODSETTON TO/ FIGHT IN THE GREAT/ EUROPEAN WAR 1914 – 1918. The east face of the memorial reads KILLED IN ACTION/ OR DIED OF WOUNDS/ SWAN VILLAGE/ (NAMES), while the west face reads KILLED IN ACTION/ OR DIED OF WOUNDS/ WOODSETTON/ (NAMES)/ PARKES HALL/ (NAMES).
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 18 December 2023 to correct a typo in the address
Sources
Websites
Woodsetton Memorial, accessed 13 December 2017 from https://woodsettonmemorial.com
Imperial War Museums inventory, accessed 17 December 2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/48122
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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