Lower Swell War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 August 1960. War memorial. 3 related planning applications.
Lower Swell War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- tired-buttress-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 August 1960
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lower Swell War Memorial stands on a small green in the village centre. It was erected in memory of those who died in the Great Wars and subsequent conflicts, specifically the First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), and the years 1914-1919. The memorial consists of a bulbous urn topped by a flame, set upon a square limestone ashlar pedestal which stands on a shallow base of three steps. Inscriptions appear on each face of the pedestal. The south-west face reads "IN MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF/ NETHER SWELL/ WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WARS". The south-east and north-west faces display the years MCM/ XIV/ MCM/ XIX/ MCMXXXIX/ MCMXLV (1914/1919/1939/1945). The north-east face lists names.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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