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Rockhampton War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Rockhampton, South Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6373 / 51°38'14"N

Longitude: -2.5002 / 2°30'0"W

OS Eastings: 365482

OS Northings: 193284

OS Grid: ST654932

Mapcode National: GBR JV.83SG

Mapcode Global: VH87X.M34P

Plus Code: 9C3VJFPX+WW

Entry Name: Rockhampton War Memorial

Listing Date: 24 April 2015

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1424726

ID on this website: 101424726

Location: Rockhampton, South Gloucestershire, GL13

County: South Gloucestershire

Civil Parish: Rockhampton

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: Rockhampton St Oswald

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Summary


First World War memorial, 1921 by W H Randoll Blacking. Further inscription added after the Second World War.

Description


First World War memorial, 1921 by W H Randoll Blacking. Further inscription added after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: constructed of limestone.

PLAN: rectangular on plan.

DESCRIPTION: it stands on a low stone base and takes the form of a monolithic shaft which rises to a stylised Maltese cross in the Arts and Crafts manner. The north face of the shaft is inscribed: TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND/ IN HONOURED/ MEMORY OF:–/ (NAMES)/ WHO DIED IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914–1918/ “THEIR NAME LIV-/ ETH FOR EVERMORE”. The name of the local man who lost his life during the Second World War together with the dates 1939-1945 are carved above the original inscription.

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.

History


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 1921 in the churchyard of St Oswald’s Church to commemorate the five Rockhampton men who died during this conflict. It was designed by the eminent church and cathedral architect, W H Randoll Blacking (1889-1958), and made by the artist and craftsman, W Howell. One further name was added to the memorial after the Second World War.

Reasons for Listing


Rockhampton war memorial of 1921 by the architect W H Randoll Blacking is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20
* Design: as a monolithic war memorial in the Arts and Crafts manner;
* Group value: with a number of listed buildings including the church of St Oswald (Grade II*).


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