Dyrham War Memorial

St Peter's Churchyard, Upper Street, Dyrham, South Gloucestershire

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War memorial, probably erected in the 1920s; further inscriptions added after the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1426033
Date first listed:: 24-Apr-2015
List Entry Name:: Dyrham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Peter's Churchyard, Upper Street, Dyrham, South Gloucestershire

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1426033
Date first listed:: 24-Apr-2015
List Entry Name:: Dyrham War Memorial
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: St Peter's Churchyard, Upper Street, Dyrham, South Gloucestershire

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: St Peter's Churchyard, Upper Street, Dyrham, South Gloucestershire

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: South Gloucestershire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Dyrham and Hinton
National Grid Reference:: ST7412475807

Summary

War memorial, probably erected in the 1920s; further inscriptions added after the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Dyrham war memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20. * Group value: with a number of listed buildings including the church of St Peter (Grade I), which provides its backdrop.

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. One such memorial was erected, probably in the 1920s, in the churchyard of St Peter’s church, Dyrham to commemorate the eight men of the parish who died during this conflict. Seven further names were added after the Second World War.

Details

War memorial, probably erected in the 1920s; further inscriptions added after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: constructed of limestone.

PLAN: octagonal on plan.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial takes the form of a tapering, chamfered cross shaft with a narrow plinth and an octagonal, three-stepped base. The pedestal’s east face carries the inscription: TO/ THE HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF/ THESE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO/ DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918; while the west face is inscribed: ALSO OF/ THOSE WHO FELL/ 1939-1945. The names of the Fallen are inscribed on the risers of the upper steps. The cross is simply carved, with fleur-de-lys terminals.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 11 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 11 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/115898
War Memorials Register, accessed 10 March 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/7405

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.