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Latitude: 51.0845 / 51°5'4"N
Longitude: -2.6221 / 2°37'19"W
OS Eastings: 356522
OS Northings: 131875
OS Grid: ST565318
Mapcode National: GBR MP.CX3M
Mapcode Global: FRA 56D8.296
Plus Code: 9C3V39MH+R5
Entry Name: West Lydford War Memorial
Listing Date: 22 January 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1432178
ID on this website: 101432178
Location: West Lydford, Somerset, TA11
County: Somerset
District: Mendip
Civil Parish: Lydford-on-Fosse
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: Memorial
A First World War memorial of c.1920.
A First World War memorial of c.1920.
MATERIALS AND PLAN: the memorial is understood to be constructed of concrete and is square on plan.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial consists of a carved celtic cross which sits atop a tapering shaft. These are on a tapered plinth, with a three-stepped base below.
On the east face of the plinth is the inscription, "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM/ WEST LYDFORD/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)".
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 14 December 2016.
A First World War Memorial of c.1920.
West Lydford War Memorial 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;
* Design interest: a well-executed stone cross;
* Group value: it has good group value with the church of St Peter (Grade II*), which forms its backdrop.
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