War Memorial in the church forecourt is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 2016. War memorial. 1 related planning application.

War Memorial in the church forecourt

WRENN ID
upper-attic-snow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Country
England
Date first listed
9 August 2016
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The War Memorial located in the church forecourt is a First World War memorial that dates from 1920. It is carved from blue Pennant stone and features an octagonal plan in the form of a stone Calvary cross. The memorial includes a sculpted figure of Christ beneath a gabled weatherhood and is topped with a foliated finial. The tall shaft is set into an octagonal plinth, which rests on a semi-circular, two-stepped base made of blue Pennant stone. The faces of the plinth have sunken and foliated panels, each carved with one of the emblems or instruments of the Passion. The three front (south-east) panels are inscribed with the following lettering: "TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919."

Additionally, there is a dwarf wall along the rear curve of the platform, and originally, there were metal railings at the front, which have since been removed.

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