Summary

A First World War memorial.

Description

MATERIALS: the whole structure is constructed from Portland stone.

PLAN: the memorial is set on an octagonal plinth and four octagonal steps.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial takes the form of a cross, the arms of which are capped with octagonal terminals, on a tapering chamfered shaft with a chamfered and moulded socket. It stands on an octagonal plinth. Three of the sides (east) of the plinth are inscribed: 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF / THE OFFICERS AND MEN FROM THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-19.' Below the legend are inscribed the names and details of the Fallen; these continue onto the steps on which the plinth stands. On the lower step, along with details of those who lost their lives in the First World War, is the legend; “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”. The north-west and north-east faces of the plinth are inscribed: 'ALSO OF THE FOLLOWING / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945;' below, are inscribed the names and details of the two men who lost their lives in the Second World War.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 14 December 2016.

History

The great age of memorial building was in the aftermath of the First World War. The war memorial in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene's Church was erected to commemorate the twelve men of the parish who had lost their lives in the course of the First World War. Following the Second World War, the names of the two men who had died in that conflict were added to the memorial.

Reasons for Listing

The war memorial in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene's Church, Chewton Mendip 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;
* Architectural interest: for the quality of the design and craftsmanship of this dignified memorial;
* Group value: with the listed buildings which form its setting, namely the Church of St Mary Magdalene and a C15 churchyard cross (both Grade I).

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26676235

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Recommended Books

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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)