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Latitude: 51.2983 / 51°17'53"N
Longitude: -3.0102 / 3°0'36"W
OS Eastings: 329665
OS Northings: 155944
OS Grid: ST296559
Mapcode National: GBR J5.YFJW
Mapcode Global: VH7CQ.RMZM
Plus Code: 9C3R7XXQ+8W
Entry Name: Brean War Memorial
Listing Date: 6 May 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1434678
ID on this website: 101434678
Location: St Bridget's Church, Brean, Somerset, TA8
County: Somerset
District: Sedgemoor
Civil Parish: Brean
Built-Up Area: Brean
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: Memorial
A war memorial erected c.1920 to commemorate the fallen of the First World War.
A First World War memorial of c.1920.
MATERIALS AND PLAN: The memorial is constructed of stone and is rectangular in plan.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial stands between the lychgate and the Church of St Bridget, and takes the form of a stone of remembrance. It has a carved relief figure of a soldier in First World War uniform, holding a flag in one hand and an olive branch in the other.
There is an inscription with reads, "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918 (NAMES)/ MEN FROM BREAN/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS".
The memorial sits upon a rectangular base of rock-faced stone.
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.
A war memorial erected c.1920 to commemorate the fallen of the First World War.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION:
The war memorial in Brean 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 sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: a neatly composed stone of remembrance, with good quality carving.
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