Shepton Mallet Cenotaph

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Reference WMO/121165

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High Street/Townsend junction

Shepton Mallet

BA4 5XD

England

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In 2017, WMT gave a grant towards this war memorial. As it has been a number of years since the grant was given, we would like an up-to-date condition survey and photographs to be added to this war memorial record. Can you help?

Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Cenotaph
Materials:
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Unveiled 11 November 1920 for remembrance of the victims of the First World War and subsequently, of the Second World War. Designed by CFW Denning an architect from Bristol, with stone carving executed by Lewis Smallcorn of Bath. Fabricated of Portland stone, it is a largely plain, rectangular column standing at 23' high, with Doric entablature and a square frieze on the upper section of the column. Two commemorative bronze memorial plaques are fixed on to the north side of the monument along with a stone carved wreath on the upper section and lower down the column,the word, 'Pax' engraved in the stone. The memorial is situated in the town centre, at the head of the High Street, where the road splits into Station Road and Cannards Grave Road. English Heritage Building ID: 494842
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1914-18 L J ALLEN J HARES H P PARKER E BAKER J HARRIS A J PEPLER A W BISHOP W M HATCHER H T PERRY F BLACKER T G HAZZARD G PHILLIPS W BODMAN A R HEARD W A PITTARD J E BOND F HICKS H T PREECE G C BRADBURN A HIGGINS E H PULLEN F J BROWN B E HIGGINS F J E PULLEN K BROWN H HIGGINS F RANSOME H BRYANT J HIGGINS H H RAVENHILL W C BURGESS W J HIGGINS L M REAKES H J CATCHPOOL R C HILL R C READ V CHICK A S HODDINOTT E RIDEOUT J R CHINNOCK J N HODGES G F ROLLS H T CHURCH J V W HODGES W E ROSSITER R V CLERK B C HOLDER M RUTHERFORD F CLIFFORD G HOLLAND A S G SEATON A S COLLINS S V HOSKINS J SHORE A COLLIS W N HOSKINS S SHORE A G COOKE A W M HYATT W E SHORE F G COLSTON H HYATT M H SHORT E CONNOCK S V JAMES T SHUGAR A R R COWARD P W JONES R SLOCOMBE A W J COWARD C KERLE E SPRATT B S CROOK J H KERLE A STACEY W G CROOK T KERTON J H STANDRICK L CULLEN W H LAMBERT F L STEELE H CURRY R LARCOMBE C H A STOCK T N DARVILLE A J LAVER A STOKES W E DARVILLE W H LESTER A G STONE F DAVIS E C LINTERN P STRONG H DAVIS C MAIDMENT C THICK C F DRAPER C C H MAIL J W TRIPPICK C EMBLETON H A E MARCHANT W A UPSHAW G L FRANCIS H E MEES S VAUGHAN F FUSSELL S MILLER A R VISICK W H GRANT A G MOON H W WARMENT A H GREEN L G MOON W B WEBB H GREEN O G MOON A WHITE J A GREEN G MORGAN E A WHITE J GRIFFIN E MUDFORD J H WHITE L J GULL A NEWPORT N H WIGGIN E GULLIFORD C J NEWPORT H G WILLIAMS F GULLIFORD J F ORLEDGE H WILLSHIRE E G HAM W G ORLEDGE W WOOLLARD S S WARE 1939-1945 C J BAILEY, J H BAKER, H J BARNES, F C CANNINGS, K B COOKSLEY, W W H COX, A B DIX, K V GAY, P R HAYTER, D W J HEAD, G N HIGGINS, T P K HIGGS, J W HODGES, C S JENKINS, H E C JONES, L C LAMBERT, J G LOCKEY, H H LUSCOMBE, E R MAGGS, F MANSHIP, T MASON, S W MORGAN, T J MOULTON, T W PENNY, L M PREECE, K SOUTHWOOD, G T E STEVENS, H SWEET, S J TAYLOR, R T VEZEY, K L WARE, A S W WARR, L S WITT.

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