Old Cleeve War Memorial

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438117
Date first listed:: 18-Oct-2016
List Entry Name:: Old Cleeve War Memorial

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438117
Date first listed:: 18-Oct-2016
List Entry Name:: Old Cleeve War Memorial
Location Description:: On the north side of the A39 near Dragon Cross, Old Cleeve, West Somerset, Somerset

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

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District:: Somerset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Old Cleeve
National Grid Reference:: ST0373240962

Summary

Reasons for Designation

Old Cleeve War Memorial, West Somerset, dedicated on 18 April 1920, 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 community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a Portland stone cross.

History

Details

A war memorial dedicated on 18 April 1920 to commemorate and honour the men of Old Cleeve parish who lost their lives and those who suffered with them whilst serving their country during the First and Second World Wars.

The monument comprises a circa 5m high Latin cross in Portland stone set on an irregular stone base. It has a bronze sword of sacrifice on its front face. Its design appears to have been influenced by Reginald Blomfield's Cross of Sacrifice of 1918 for the Imperial War Graves Commission, which is similar.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 15 March 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 15 March 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/24657

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.