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Latitude: 50.9777 / 50°58'39"N
Longitude: -3.1767 / 3°10'36"W
OS Eastings: 317486
OS Northings: 120464
OS Grid: ST174204
Mapcode National: GBR LY.LM1T
Mapcode Global: FRA 467J.G6Z
Plus Code: 9C2RXRHF+38
Entry Name: West Buckland War Memorial
Listing Date: 27 November 2015
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1430881
ID on this website: 101430881
Location: West Buckland, Somerset, TA21
County: Somerset
District: Somerset West and Taunton
Civil Parish: West Buckland
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Church of England Parish: West Buckland
Church of England Diocese: Bath and Wells
Tagged with: Memorial
First World War memorial, erected in 1919.
First World War memorial, erected in 1919.
MATERIALS: carved from granite.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands on the village green and takes the form of a simple, roughly-hewn obelisk that stands on a square plinth with a chamfered top, which in turn rests on a stone base. The lower part of the front (south) face of the obelisk is inscribed in black painted lettering: FOR KING/ AND/ COUNTRY/ 1914-1918. Below this, on the plinth are the names of the fallen. The west side of the plinth is inscribed: 1939-1945 and the names are listed beneath.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the memorial is enclosed by metal railings with spearhead finials.
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.
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 West Buckland in 1919 to commemorate the thirteen servicemen who died during the conflict. Committee minutes (War Memorials Inventory, see Sources) dated June 1919 record that the memorial cost £49 10s to produce and was manufactured by De Lark Granite Company. Five further names were added to the memorial after the Second World War. The railings which enclose the war memorial were repaired in 1992.
West Buckland War Memorial, which was erected in 1919, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic Interest: as a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events upon an individual community, commemorating the men from this parish who lost their lives fighting in the First and Second World Wars;
* Design: a modest, yet dignified memorial in the form of an obelisk.
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