Summary

A First World War memorial, erected in 1920, by H H Martyn and Co; a further inscription added after the Second World War.

Description

A First World War memorial, erected in 1920, by H H Martyn and Co; a further inscription added after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a stone cross on a tapering shaft, mounted on a square plinth, which stands directly on a three-stepped stone platform. The shaft of the cross carries a carved sword and laurel wreath. The plinth is inscribed: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS PARISH / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / (followed by the names of the fifteen men who lost their lives) / 1939-1945 / (followed by the name of the soldier who died in that war)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.

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, 10 January 2017.

History

Lower Slaughter War Memorial was erected in 1920 as part of the great wave of commemoration following the First World War. The cross acted as a memorial to the fifteen men of the village who had died in the conflict. It was designed and made by H H Martyn and Co, a firm of sculptors, carvers and memorial masons based nearby in Cheltenham. The name of the soldier from the parish who had died in the Second World War was added to the cross after 1945.

Reasons for Listing

Lower Slaughter 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 cross;
* Group value: with the Church of St Mary (Grade II*).

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q66477906

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Recommended Books

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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)