Summary

War memorial in the form of a gabled cross set on a plinth.

Description

Wooden gabled cross, with sculpture of Christ with INRI scroll. The wooden shaft is supported by a wooden tripod structure, which sits on a wooden platform on top of a stone plinth. Each face of the plinth bears a raised stone plaque, reading - left: (names); front: PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF / THOSE WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 R.I.P. 1918 / (names); and right: MAY THEY REST IN PEACE / 1939 - 1945 / (names). The whole rests on a stone platform.

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, 28 July 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. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised in Pimlico at St Saviour's Church as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community.

Reasons for Listing

Pimlico (St Saviour's) 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 sacrifices it made in both the First and Second World Wars;
* Design: as a dignified and imposing gabled cross war memorial;
* Group value: with the Grade II-listed St Saviour's Church.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27923717

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Recommended Books

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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)