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Brewham
Town or City: Brewham
County: Somerset
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM7533
Value of grant: £837.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2013
UKNIWM reference number: 1347
Brewham war memorial is a Grade II listed marble obelisk. It is situated in the burial ground, adjacent to the churchyard of the church of St John the Baptist, Charcroft Hill in Brewham, Somerset. The memorial has a square shaft on top of a two-stepped based and plinth. The front face of the shaft features a wreath and an unfurled flag below it carved in relief. Brewham memorial commemorates the fallen from the First and Second World Wars and features commemorative inscriptions, along with the name of those that lost their lives. The inscriptions are in lead.
In 2013 an award of £837 was offered through the Small Grants Scheme towards cleaning 
and repairing the memorial. The memorial was cleaned using low pressure steam cleaning. Previous resin repairs to a crack on the face of the memorial were removed and replaced with a lime mortar. Surface repairs on the plinth were undertaken using a lime mortar and the loose lead letters were secured.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM7533
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 7533
War Memorials Online: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/131106
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
