Summary

First World War Memorial, erected c1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

Description

War memorial, erected in circa 1920.

MATERIALS: carved from stone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is located within the south-west part of the churchyard of St Bartholomew’s Church and stands on a two-stepped octagonal platform. It comprises a square pedestal which is tapered and chamfered to form an octagonal top, and from the torus above rises a tapered square shaft surmounted by a pilgrim’s or Canterbury-style cross, with the Chi-Rho symbol at its centre. The west face of the shaft is carved with four panels. The upper two panels are carved with a Celtic knotwork design. To the panel below is a relief carving of the figure of St George and the dragon set within a Classical arch. The panel to the bottom of the shaft is inscribed with the dates 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. To the west face of the pedestal, within a slightly recessed trapezium-shaped panel, is the inscription: TO OUR / GLORIOUS DEAD. Beneath, in relief lettering, is the quotation SO HE PASSED OVER / AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED / FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE. Beneath this is inscribed PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, identifying the quotation from the C17 work by John Bunyan.

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.

History

The great age of memorial building was in the aftermath of the First World War with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. It is not known when the war memorial in the churchyard of the church of St Bartholomew was erected and commemorated, but it was likely to be during the 1920s.

Reasons for Listing

The war memorial in the churchyard of the church of St Bartholomew 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: an accomplished and well-realised design which good attention to its decorative detail;
* Group value: it has group value with the Grade I St Bartholomew’s Church.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26677575

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)