Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Mendip
Town
Butleigh
County
Somerset
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Maker
Mr John Merrick of Glastonbury (Builder)
Mr. W. D. Caroe (Diocesan Architect) (Designer)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 29 July 1951
    Attended by: Rev. S. Rosser Jones, Vicar of Butleigh
  • Unveiled
    Date: 29 July 1951
    Attended by: Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Garton
  • Dedicated
    Date: 27 July 1919
    Attended by: Dean of Wells. (The Very Dr. Joseph Armitage Robinson D.D.)
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24431

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Current location

Kingweston Road
Butleigh
Mendip
Somerset
BA6 8TW
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 52056 32419
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Four-stepped octagonal base surmounted by square plinth, shaft and gabled Calvary Cross. The topmost tier is a stone which for ages has stood on that spot. The rest of the memorial is local stone. Figure of Saint Leonard is below the figure of Christ. figures of Mary and Jesus on the 12 o'clock face of the Crucifix.
Inscription
A. M. D. G. / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BUTLEIGH WHO SERVED THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 REMEMBERING BEFORE GOD THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE AND WHOSE NAMES ARE HERE RECORDED/ (NAMES) 1939 1945 / (NAMES)
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Aldridge, William
Arthur, Frank
Biggs, John N
Bond, Albert
Bugler, William
Gresley, Stukeley
Killen, Albert
Masters, Arthur
Pike, Lewis
Ryall, Henry
See details for all 15 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 15
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 15
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname,
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL AT NGR ST 5250 3241
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
1994: LETTERING WEATHERED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Wells Journal - Friday 01 August 1919
  • Carter Postcard Collection
  • Central Somerset Gazette - Friday 17 August 1951
  • Shepton Mallet Journal - Friday 17 August 1951
  • Shepton Mallet Journal - Friday 27 July 1951
  • Central Somerset Gazette - Friday 01 August 1919

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