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Shepton Mallet
Town or City: Shepton Mallet
County: Somerset
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1663
Value of grant: £1440.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2017
UKNIWM reference number: 1356
The Grade II listed Shepton Mallet memorial cenotaph is located on the High Street, Shepton Mallet. The cenotaph is constructed of Portland stone with detail to the upper section including a carved stone wreath. There is a large bronze plaque to the Fallen of the First World War on one face with a smaller bronze plaque below to the fallen of the Second World War.
In 2017 a grant of £1,440 was awarded through the War Memorials Trust Grants scheme for a project to repoint the memorial using lime mortar and works to the bronze plaques. The works to the bronze plaques consisted of cleaning the plaques using a super-heated steam cleaning system followed by the application of a protective microcrystalline wax. The wax acts as a superficial layer and helps to protect the bronze from corrosion. Following the completion of the work an application to the In Memoriam 2014 project was made and SmartWater forensic fluid was applied to help protect the memorial plaques from theft.
The memorial was designed by a Bristol architect, C F W Denning and carved by Lewis Smallcorn of Bath. The memorial was erected in 1920.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1663
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 1356
War Memorials Online: 121165
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
