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War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial
War Memorial

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A winged Victory standing on a globe with her arms outstretched. She holds a small olive branch in her right hand. The octagonal pedestal column has scrolled feet at each corner, and a moulded cap. Significant additions were made in 1940, it was rededicated in 1946 and in c.2000, with additional names fallen from other conflicts.
Title

War Memorial

Date

1922

Medium

Portland stone & bronze

Measurements

H 250 x W 70 x D 70 cm (E);
Plinth: H 300 x W 100 x D 100 cm (E)

Accession number

BS23_PK_S001

Acquisition method

purchased by public subscription

Work type

War memorial

Owner

Weston Super Mare Town Council

Custodian

Weston Super Mare Town Council

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Listing date

18/12/15

Access

at all times

Inscription description

front Face: THESE DIED / THAT WE MIGHT LIVE / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF WESTON SUPER MARE / UPHILL AND KEWSTOKE WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE; front face, lower plaque: REDEDICATED / TO THE HONOURED MEMORY OF / ALL THOSE OF THE / BOROUGH OF WESTON SUPER MARE / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR / 1939-1945 / Names of the dead on all four faces; main wall: 1939 1945 / CIVILIANS H.M. FORCES CIVILIANS / Names of the dead

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Located at

Grove Park, Weston Super Mare

BS23 2LF

Located in the north end of the park.