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Latitude: 51.4272 / 51°25'37"N
Longitude: -2.4435 / 2°26'36"W
OS Eastings: 369263
OS Northings: 169894
OS Grid: ST692698
Mapcode National: GBR JY.P62Y
Mapcode Global: VH88X.LDL7
Plus Code: 9C3VCHG4+VJ
Entry Name: Upton Cheyney War Memorial Shelter
Listing Date: 14 July 2015
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1427006
ID on this website: 101427006
Location: Upton Cheyney, South Gloucestershire, BS30
County: South Gloucestershire
Civil Parish: Bitton
Built-Up Area: Upton Cheyney
Traditional County: Gloucestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire
Church of England Parish: Warmley Syston and Bitton
Church of England Diocese: Bristol
Tagged with: War memorial
A First World War memorial shelter with later dedication plaques.
A First World War memorial shelter with later dedication plaques.
MATERIALS: stone walls with timber supports and a tile roof.
DESCRIPTION: the stone shelter stands on the south-east side of the road. There is a short flight of steps that lead up to the shelter, enclosed on either side by low stone walls. Chamfer-and-stop stone uprights support a pitched king-post roof structure with a tile covering. There is a large central stone tablet set into the rear wall with an inscription incised in black lettering that reads: ‘1914-1918/ UPTON CHEYNEY, BEACH/ AND GOLDEN VALLEY SENT/ 55 MEN TO THE GREAT WAR/ OF WHOM 7 GAVE THEIR LIVES’. Above this are two later metal plaques with raised lettering. The shelter is set within a stone wall.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 11 January 2017.
The shelter was erected to commemorate the seven residents of Upton Cheyney, Beach and the Golden Valley who lost their lives during the First World War. It was built into an earlier low dry stone wall. Later plaques were added in 1953 and 2002 to commemorate the Coronation and Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Upton Cheyney War Memorial Shelter 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 local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: this vernacular-style shelter effectively utilises local limestone and stone tiles;
* Group value: it has strong group value with nearby listed buildings including Upton House (Grade II) and the gate, piers and wall opposite (Grade II).
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