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Huish Episcopi War Memorial – Now a Listed Building

Back in early 2007 Huish Episcopi's councillors discussed and decided it was time to clean-up and repair the wear and tear that some eighty odd years had had on the above memorial, also mindful at the time that it would not be long before we reached the hundredth year of the start of the First World War.

Unfortunately during 2011 the council had to react again to repair the damage caused by mindless vandalism. This led to concerns about the risk of the bronze plaques being prised off and sold for scrap. It was decided that we should add some protection to these very important items. Arrangements were made to obtain and apply "Smartwater" identification to each plaque so in the event of such an attack they would all be traceable. At the same time photographs were taken to record the details of each one.

In early 2014 the council participated in a nationwide campaign to protect war memorials prompting the following response:

"I am writing to inform you that on behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, English Heritage is currently considering whether the above building has special architectural or historic interest."
Jill Guthrie
Senior Designation Adviser - West
English Heritage
Designation Team West

After considerable liaison and effort, principally by Councillor Mr J. Wood, HEPC is now delighted to be able to report that English Heritage has assessed the Huish Episcopi War Memorial for listing as part of English Heritage's First World War Commemoration Project and its inclusion has been approved by The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.

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

Name: Huish Episcopi War Memorial
List entry number: 1423558
Location: The Hill, Huish Episcopi, Langport, Somerset

If you would like to see the registration please use this link -http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1423558

The Huish Episcopi War Memorial is also listed on the 'War Memorials Online' website https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk 

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