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Latitude: 52.3416 / 52°20'29"N
Longitude: -2.0518 / 2°3'6"W
OS Eastings: 396566
OS Northings: 271506
OS Grid: SO965715
Mapcode National: GBR 2FY.434
Mapcode Global: VH9ZL.DD4R
Plus Code: 9C4V8WRX+J7
Entry Name: Bromsgrove All Saints' War Memorial
Listing Date: 9 January 2019
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1461887
ID on this website: 101461887
Location: All Saints' Church, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61
County: Worcestershire
District: Bromsgrove
Electoral Ward/Division: Lowes Hill
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Bromsgrove
Traditional County: Worcestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Worcestershire
Tagged with: War memorial
A First World War memorial dating from around 1920.
A First World War memorial dating from around 1920.
MATERIALS: stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in the churchyard to the north-west of the Church of All Saints (listed Grade II).
The memorial comprises an imposing block-built octagonal obelisk set upon a substantial plinth and two-stepped base. The corners of the plinth are decorated with resin laurel wreaths that replicate the original cast bronze wreaths.
The main inscription on a resin plaque attached to the plinth bears the dates of 1914-1918. The names of the 104 men are inscribed on two resin plaques and one bronze plaque attached to the plinth.
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: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised at Bromsgrove All Saints’ 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 designed by The Bromsgrove Guild.
In 2015, the memorial was vandalised, the stonework damaged and three of the four bronze plaques and all of the bronze laurel wreaths were stolen. The memorial was restored and the bronze plaques and laurel wreaths replaced with resin replicas in 2017.
Bromsgrove All Saints' War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact on the local community of the events of the First World War.
Architectural interest:
* the memorial is a dignified and sombre stone obelisk, neatly made and well-proportioned.
Group value
* it has good group value with the Grade II listed All Saints' Church.
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