Minety war memorial
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Minety war memorial by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Minety war memorial
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 30 Dec 2024
It was with great immediacy that Minety's council acted to create a lasting memorial to those who were lost in the Great War. As soon as 15th November, 1918, a motion was passed to do so. Funds were raised in the following year and on 6th March, 1920, Mrs Gouldsmith unveiled the memorial, which was then dedicated by the vicar, Reverend T. A. Ludlow-Hewitt. Hughes and Son of Malmesbury crafted the granite obelisk, which is now Grade II listed. Interestingly, there are no names on the memorial - even after the additional losses of WWII. It was first thought that twelve men of Minety were lost in WWI, but later research has indicated that there are probably more - mainly people who were from the village but moved elsewhere in time. Instead, the sides of the obelisk bear the legend 'Is it nothing to all ye who pass by?' Clearly, it does mean something to some.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.615482
Longitude
-1.963701