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Latitude: 50.9716 / 50°58'17"N
Longitude: -3.0951 / 3°5'42"W
OS Eastings: 323203
OS Northings: 119706
OS Grid: ST232197
Mapcode National: GBR M1.M3PB
Mapcode Global: FRA 46DJ.XPJ
Plus Code: 9C2RXWC3+MX
Entry Name: Corfe War Memorial
Listing Date: 8 July 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1434727
ID on this website: 101434727
Location: Corfe, Somerset, TA3
County: Somerset
District: Somerset West and Taunton
Civil Parish: Corfe
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: War memorial Memorial
First World War memorial dating from circa 1920, with later additions following the Second World War.
First World War memorial dating from circa 1920, with later additions following the Second World War.
MATERIALS: The memorial is constructed from stone.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial takes the form of a tall Celtic-style cross with carved Celtic tracery on the front and rear faces. The cross has a rectangular shaft, below which is a tapering plinth on a wide, single-stepped base.
There is a plaque fixed to the plinth which is inscribed: IN HONOUR OF/ THE MEN OF CORFE/ WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY/ (NAMES)/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES).
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, 15 December 2016.
Corfe War Memorial was erected following the First World War, as part of the great wave of commemoration of the sacrifice made by the fallen from communities across the country. The memorial was altered after the Second World War to acknowledge the fallen of that conflict.
Corfe War Memorial 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: a well-executed stone cross, with good quality stone carving.
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