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Latitude: 51.2113 / 51°12'40"N
Longitude: -2.7635 / 2°45'48"W
OS Eastings: 346765
OS Northings: 146066
OS Grid: ST467460
Mapcode National: GBR MH.3XB1
Mapcode Global: VH89Q.1TX8
Plus Code: 9C3V666P+GJ
Entry Name: Theale War Memorial
Listing Date: 4 October 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1437272
ID on this website: 101437272
Location: Christ Church, New Town, Somerset, BA5
County: Somerset
District: Sedgemoor
Civil Parish: Wedmore
Built-Up Area: Theale
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: War memorial
A First World War memorial of c.1920, altered by the addition of the names of the fallen of the Second World War after 1945.
A First World War memorial of c.1920, altered by the addition of the names of the fallen of the Second World War after 1945.
MATERIALS
The memorial is constructed of stone.
DESCRIPTION
The memorial consists of a tall, tapering column which is surmounted by a carved stone carving in the form of scrolls sitting atop carved acanthus leaves. The column sits on a square base which bears the inscription, "IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM/ THEALE/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ ALSO/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES).
The column and base stand on a three-stepped plinth.
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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised at Theale as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
After the Second World War, the names of the men of the parish who died in that conflict were added to the memorial.
Theale 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: a well-executed stone monument, with good quality carving;
* Group value: with the Grade II listed Gothic Revival Christ Church.
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