Bishop's Lydeard War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 2015. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Bishop's Lydeard War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- errant-outpost-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 2015
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial dedicated in 1921, altered by the addition of the names of the fallen of the Second World War.
MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed of Ham Stone.
DESCRIPTION: the monument is approximately 3.1m high. It takes the form of a Latin cross, based on the Cross of Sacrifice designed in 1918 by Sir Reginald Blomfield, and sits atop an octagonal plinth, itself sitting on a three-stepped platform. The plinth contains plaques of Portland stone dedicated to the fallen of the First World War. The central inscription reads, 'IN GLORIOUS/ MEMORY OF THOSE/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1918'.
Additional plaques in bronze have been affixed to the upper step of the base in memory of the fallen of the Second World War.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: the memorial sits in a small, paved and gravelled enclosure, bounded by walls of Ham stone.
Detailed Attributes
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