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Latitude: 51.0192 / 51°1'9"N
Longitude: -2.8486 / 2°50'55"W
OS Eastings: 340571
OS Northings: 124770
OS Grid: ST405247
Mapcode National: GBR MD.J03R
Mapcode Global: FRA 46XF.B14
Plus Code: 9C3V2592+MG
Entry Name: Drayton War Memorial
Listing Date: 24 August 2015
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1428787
ID on this website: 101428787
Location: Drayton, Somerset, TA10
County: Somerset
District: South Somerset
Civil Parish: Drayton
Built-Up Area: Drayton
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: Memorial Thatched building
War memorial, c1920. Further plaque added after the Second World War.
War memorial, c1920. Further plaque added after the Second World War.
DESCRIPTION: four stone steps lead up to the war memorial which is built of coursed blue lias stone under a hipped, thatched roof. It is a tall, narrow structure that is rectangular on plan and is built onto a boundary wall. The west elevation has a stone plaque which carries the inscription: FRANCE/ PALESTINE, and the plaque to the east side is inscribed: IN HONOUR OF/ THE DRAYTON/ MEN WHO FELL/ IN THE WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The front (south-east) of the memorial has a recess or niche which has inset commemorative stone panels. The left one is inscribed: THEIR NAME/ LIVETH; the central one: (NAMES); and to the right: FOR/ EVERMORE. There is a further panel below: 1939-1945/ (NAME). On the cill below the inscriptions is a relief carving of a sword.
Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that the flanking boundary walls are not of special architectural or historic interest and are not included in the listing.
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, 14 December 2016.
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 erected in Drayton at the junction of North Street and Church Street to commemorate the eleven local men who died during this conflict. Following the Second World War a second dedicatory inscription was added.
Drayton War Memorial, which is situated in the centre of the village, 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;
* Design: an unusual and well-executed memorial that reflects local vernacular building traditions and which complements its surroundings;
* Group value: it is located in close proximity to a number of listed buildings.
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