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Stretton Sugwas War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Stretton Sugwas, County of Herefordshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.0722 / 52°4'20"N

Longitude: -2.7906 / 2°47'26"W

OS Eastings: 345908

OS Northings: 241837

OS Grid: SO459418

Mapcode National: GBR FH.CLD5

Mapcode Global: VH785.L52R

Plus Code: 9C4V36C5+VQ

Entry Name: Stretton Sugwas War Memorial

Listing Date: 20 March 2019

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1459953

ID on this website: 101459953

Location: Swainshill, County of Herefordshire, HR4

County: County of Herefordshire

Civil Parish: Stretton Sugwas

Traditional County: Herefordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire

Tagged with: War memorial

Summary


First World War memorial with later additions.

Description


First World War memorial with later additions.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent roadside location on the A438 to the south of Stretton Sugwas. The memorial comprises a stone Latin cross on a tapering octagonal shaft on a square plinth with a two-stepped octagonal base.

The main inscription in incised lettering on the plinth reads: (south-east face) TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914–1919/ (south-west face) (5 NAMES).

An additional inscription on the base reads: (south-east face of upper step) AND IN/ 1939–1945/ (south-west face of upper step) (3 NAMES)/. A further inscription commemorates one parishioner who died in the Korean War.

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 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 Stretton Sugwas as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

The names of those parishioners who fell during the Second World War and the Korean War were subsequently added to the memorial.

Reasons for Listing



Stretton Sugwas War Memorial, which stands in a prominent roadside location on the A438 in Stretton Sugwas, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Historic interest:

* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* as an elegant and striking Latin cross.

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