Overbury and Conderton

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Reference WMO/165767

Address:

St Faith's Church

Main Street

Overbury

GL20 7NT

England

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace

Description: Lychgate

Materials:

Stone Sandstone

Lettering: Incised

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)

About the memorial: Lych Gate with stone chest in middle on which names are enscribed. Local sandstone. In reasonable condition. The lych-gate was designed by Sir Herbert Baker FRIBA RA at the instruction of the Holland-Martins of Overbury Court: their 19 year-old son Geoffrey Holland-Martin had been killed in France in 1918, and has no known grave. The memorial, however, commemorates all 27 local servicemen who died in the First World War. It was unveiled and dedicated on 12 September 1921 Designer: Herbert Baker English Heritage "Unveiled in 1921, the large and imposing lych gate unusually has a coffin rest in its centre. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker at the instruction of the Holland-Martins of Overbury Court whose 19 year old son Geoffrey Holland-Martin had been killed in France in 1918 and has no known grave. However, the memorial commemorates all 27 local servicemen who died in the First World War. The oak of the lych gate's heavy timberwork has similarities to the framing in Baker's war memorial cloister at Blackmoor and was harvested from woodland in Worcestershire. "

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Description of the memorial at the unveiling on 12 September 1921:
“The memorial consisted of imposing spacious lych-gate, erected at the entrance to the churchyard. It has a wide, rounded arch is centred on the clergy's entrance to the church. It is made of oak grown in Worcestershire, all axe-finished, with wooden nails only. The whole of the stone, the gift of Mr. R. Holland-Martin, C.B., came from the Bredon Hill, while the tiles were obtained from various old buildings the village. The usual rest within a lych-gate has been made into cenotaph. The end the pavement comes out in manner like the rays of the sun. A seat is built without the lych-gate on the roadway side, and one of the typical silver rills of the village which runs through the churchyard loses itself under the road near the seat. Two angels at either end of the lychgate have yet to be added. On the south panel of the cenotaph is inscribed, "To Overbury and Conderton men who gave their lives in the Great War that Justice Honour, and Love migh (sic) rule mankind. See to it, ye living, that ye here dedicate your lives to the cause for which they died.' The 27 names of the fallen are found on the side panels, while on the north panel the verse from Blake's Jerusalem is inscribed:— " I will not cease from mental fight. Nor shall my sword sleep my hand Till we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land." On the front arch of the is the date "1914-1918"; on the front beam " Glory to God in the highest and on earth, peace, goodwill towards men "; and on the inner arch "Through the gate of death we pass to our joyful resurrection 
The designer of the memorial was Mr. Herbert Baker, of Westminster, one the new builders of Delhi.”
(Extract Cheltenham Chronicle - Saturday 17 September 1921)

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(Over roof timbers) REMEMBER THE OVERBURY AND CONDERTON MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR THAT HONOUR/ JUSTICE AND LOVE SHOULD RULE MANKIND/ 1914 - 1918 (Central Dias) SEE TO IT YE LIVING THAT YE HERE DEDICATE YOUR LIVES TO THE CAUSE FOR/ WHICH WE DIED/ I WILL NOT CEASE FROM MENTAL FIGHT/ NOR SHALL MY SWORD SLEEP IN MY HAND/ TILL WE HAVE BUILT JERUSALEM/ IN ENGLANDS GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND/ (NAMES)

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27 WW1 4WW2

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Grade II* (England)

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Unique listing reference number:

1349977

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