We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?
Latitude: 52.5635 / 52°33'48"N
Longitude: -1.6361 / 1°38'9"W
OS Eastings: 424766
OS Northings: 296245
OS Grid: SP247962
Mapcode National: GBR 5HS.75X
Mapcode Global: WHCHB.VT3M
Plus Code: 9C4WH977+9H
Entry Name: Hurley and Wood End War Memorial
Listing Date: 15 September 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1438051
ID on this website: 101438051
Location: Hurley Common, North Warwickshire, CV9
County: Warwickshire
District: North Warwickshire
Civil Parish: Kingsbury
Built-Up Area: Hurley
Traditional County: Warwickshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire
Church of England Parish: Baxterley
Church of England Diocese: Birmingham
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial designed by Henry Charles Mitchell of Tamworth and unveiled on 25 July 1920.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises an obelisk surmounting a plinth set upon a square three-stepped base. The memorial stands some 2.5m high.
The front of the obelisk bears the inscription in Gothic-style carved and black-painted letters which reads: THEIR/ NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVERMORE.
The other inscriptions are incised with black-painted letters. The front face of the plinth reads: TO THE REVERED /AND UNDYING MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ HURLEY AND WOOD END/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919.
On other faces of the plinth are inscribed 41 names of those who lost their lives in the First World War. On the back face of the plinth is inscribed 1939 – 1945 followed by the names of eight men who lost their lives in the Second World War.
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, 27 July 2017.
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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Hurley as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The war memorial was designed by Henry Charles Mitchell of Tamworth who was also responsible for other war memorials in the area such as that at Baddesley Ensor. Hurley and Wood End War Memorial was unveiled by Colonel H J Nutt of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and dedicated by the Rev A France on 25 July1920.
Following the Second World War, the names of those who lost their lives in that war were also added.
Hurley and Wood End War Memorial, designed by Henry Charles Mitchell of Tamworth and unveiled on 25 July 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 has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet dignified granite obelisk.
External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.
Other nearby listed buildings
