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Latitude: 50.9793 / 50°58'45"N
Longitude: -2.9964 / 2°59'46"W
OS Eastings: 330147
OS Northings: 120458
OS Grid: ST301204
Mapcode National: GBR M5.LQNZ
Mapcode Global: FRA 46MJ.6H1
Plus Code: 9C2VX2H3+PC
Entry Name: Hatch Beauchamp War Memorial
Listing Date: 17 November 2015
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1430727
ID on this website: 101430727
Location: Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, TA3
County: Somerset
District: Somerset West and Taunton
Civil Parish: Hatch Beauchamp
Built-Up Area: Hatch Beauchamp
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: Memorial
A war memorial commemorating 12 men of Hatch Beauchamp who died whilst serving their country in the First World War, and subsequently the fact that after the Second World War all serving local men returned home safely.
A war memorial commemorating 12 men of Hatch Beauchamp who died whilst serving their country in the First World War, and subsequently the fact that after the Second World War all serving local men returned home safely.
MATERIALS: sandstone
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands on the roadside in Village Street, Hatch Beauchamp and is c3m high. It consists of a wheel cross on an octagonal shaft, set on a square plinth with a three-stepped base. The inscription reads:
'THIS CROSS IS ERECTED IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE / MEN OF HATCH BEAUCHAMP WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND / COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / [names of 12 men] / THEY DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE: THEIR NAME WILL LIVE FOR EVERMORE / ALL SAFELY HOME 1939-1945'
The memorial stands with in a square-shaped gravelled enclosure with cast-iron spear-headed railings, which form part of the ensemble and are 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, 15 December 2016.
A war memorial designed by Captain William Francis Dickinson, a local architect, commemorating twelve men of Hatch Beauchamp who died whilst serving their country in the First World War, and subsequently, the fact that after the Second World War all serving local men returned home safely. Captain Dickinson designed a number of war memorials in Somerset.
Hatch Beauchamp War Memorial 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;
* Architectural interest: as a well-executed and dignified composition.
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