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Latitude: 51.3001 / 51°18'0"N
Longitude: -2.3284 / 2°19'42"W
OS Eastings: 377201
OS Northings: 155713
OS Grid: ST772557
Mapcode National: GBR 0RJ.D4M
Mapcode Global: VH970.LLF6
Plus Code: 9C3V8M2C+2J
Entry Name: Norton St Philip War Memorial
Listing Date: 2 February 2017
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1442446
ID on this website: 101442446
Location: St Philip and St James's Church, Norton St Philip, Somerset, BA2
County: Somerset
District: Mendip
Civil Parish: Norton St Philip
Built-Up Area: Norton St Philip
Traditional County: Somerset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Somerset
Tagged with: War memorial
A First World War memorial dating from c.1920, altered following the Second World War.
A First World War memorial dating from 1920, altered following the Second World War.
MATERIALS
The memorial is constructed from granite.
DESCRIPTION
The memorial is approximately 3.6 metres high and takes the form of a wheel cross set on a tapering shaft. This stands atop a rough-hewn base, which has granite blocks placed around it.
The shaft is inscribed: TO/ THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES).
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, 21 February 2017.
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 Norton St Philip as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was set up in a prominent position in the churchyard and dedicated in 1920.
After the Second World War, the names of the fallen of that conflict from the parish were added to the memorial.
The war memorial in Norton St Philip 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 wheel cross;
* Group value: with the Grade II* listed Church of St Philip and St James and ten listed tombs also within the churchyard.
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