Birtsmorton War Memorial
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, WR13 6AR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462185
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Birtsmorton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, WR13 6AR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462185
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Birtsmorton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, WR13 6AR
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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:
- Church of St Thomas of Canterbury with St Peter and St Paul, Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, WR13 6AR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Malvern Hills (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Birtsmorton
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8014535522
Summary
First World War memorial.
Reasons for Designation
Birtsmorton War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* it is an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* it is a well-constructed war memorial in the form of a Latin cross.
Group value:
* it has group value with the Church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade II*) and a number of chest tombs (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. One such memorial was raised at Birtsmorton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It is of unknown date and does not appear on Ordnance Survey Editions, although it was presumably erected prior to 1939 due to the Second World War not being included in the inscription
Details
First World War memorial.
MATERIALS: constructed of stone.
DESCRIPTION: comprising a plain Latin cross on a substantial square plinth with a two-stepped square base. The main inscription in incised lettering on the east face of the plinth reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN HONOUR/ OF/ 2 NAMES / OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING & COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY.
Sources
Websites
National Inventory of War Memorials - Birtsmorton, accessed 29/01/2019 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/32639
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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