Summary

A First World War memorial erected in the c1920s in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Babcary to commemorate the four men in the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country.

Description

A First World War memorial erected in the c1920s in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Babcary to commemorate the four men in the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country. The names of the fallen are given on a brass plaque inside the adjacent church.

The monument consists of a stone carved obelisk set on a tapered pedestal with blind panels. One side of the obelisk, visible from Church Road, has a carved flag which wraps around the base, with a small wreath above it at the top of the obelisk.

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, 23 November 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 the country. One such memorial, an obelisk, was erected in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Babcary, South Somerset to commemorate four men of the parish who died during the conflict whilst serving their country. They are named on a brass plaque situated inside the adjacent church. The adjacent churchyard wall was deliberately lowered so as to enable people to view the monument from Church Street.

Reasons for Listing

The Babcary War Memorial, erected in the c1920s in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Cross in Babcary, Somerset to commemorate the four men in the parish who lost their lives whilst serving their country, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community;
* Architectural interest: for the quality of the design and craftsmanship of this dignified memorial;
* Group value: with the listed buildings which form its setting, namely the Church of the Holy Cross, a number of monuments within the churchyard and the churchyard's boundary wall.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26678012

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6