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Latitude: 51.338 / 51°20'16"N
Longitude: -1.7668 / 1°46'0"W
OS Eastings: 416337
OS Northings: 159899
OS Grid: SU163598
Mapcode National: GBR 4Y5.43L
Mapcode Global: VHB4L.BM9P
Plus Code: 9C3W86QM+57
Entry Name: Pewsey War Memorial Cross
Listing Date: 30 January 2018
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1451859
ID on this website: 101451859
Location: St John the Baptist's Church, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Pewsey
Built-Up Area: Pewsey
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial cross, unveiled 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
The tall stone memorial stands in the churchyard to the north-west of the Church of St John the Baptist (listed Grade I) and in close proximity to a number of churchyard monuments listed at Grade II. It comprises a wheel-head cross set on a large rough-hewn plinth, on a square base. A sword is carved in relief on the north-west (front) face of the cross.
The main inscription, incised in a recessed panel on the front face of the plinth, reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (33 NAMES)/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.”
A further recessed panel has been added to the south-east (rear) face of the plinth, to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Second World War. The incised inscription reads 1939-45/ (23 NAMES).
A small rectangular stone tablet at the foot of the plinth on the south-east side commemorates one member of the parish who died serving in Northern Ireland.
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. 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 which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised at Pewsey as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 33 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 1 May 1921. The names of 23 parishioners who fell during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.
Pewsey War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard, 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.
Architectural interest:
* a monumental wheel-head cross in the Celtic style.
Group value:
* with the Church of St John the Baptist (listed Grade I) and churchyard monuments listed at Grade II.
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