Weymouth D-day Port Memorial
WEYMOUTH D-DAY PORT MEMORIAL, THE ESPLANADE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393112
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-2009
- List Entry Name:
- Weymouth D-day Port Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- WEYMOUTH D-DAY PORT MEMORIAL, THE ESPLANADE
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393112
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-2009
- List Entry Name:
- Weymouth D-day Port Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEYMOUTH D-DAY PORT MEMORIAL, THE ESPLANADE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WEYMOUTH D-DAY PORT MEMORIAL, THE ESPLANADE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Weymouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 68040 79416
Reasons for Designation
The D-Day Port Memorial has been designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * A dignified piece of symbolism, imaginatively sited on the sea front * It is a poignant reminder of the sacrifice of American servicemen during World War Two * It has group value with a number of listed buildings, including the Weymouth Cenotaph to the north east
Details
WEYMOUTH
873-1/0/10027 THE ESPLANADE
30-JAN-09 (East side)
WEYMOUTH D-DAY PORT MEMORIAL
GV II
War memorial. 1947. Of Portland stone, comprising an octagonal pedestal with fielded panels; the east panel is inscribed: `UNVEILED / DECEMBER 3RD / 1947 and has a copper plaque presented by the 14th Major Port, United States Army in memory of American servicemen. On the pedestal is the base carrying the pillar; it has inset bronze decorative grilles to four of the sides. The pillar is of two stages; the lower is square in plan with deep mouldings to the corners, and the upper section is octagonal. It is surmounted by a lamp with leaded lights which is never extinguished.
HISTORY: Weymouth played a major role in the invasion of France during World War Two. This memorial was erected on 3rd December 1947 in memory of the more than a half a million American servicemen who passed through Weymouth and Portland to the beaches of Normandy - including the 1st Infantry Division and Ranger units - between 6th June 1944 and the end of the war on 7th May 1945. Several plaques commemorating the involvement and sacrifice of American troops during World War II have been added to the memorial in recent years (1999, 2002 and 2004).
SOURCE: http://www.ukniwm.org.uk
REASON FOR DESIGNATION: The D-Day Port Memorial is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* A dignified piece of symbolism, imaginatively sited on the sea front
* It is a poignant reminder of the sacrifice of American servicemen during World War Two
* It has group value with a number of listed buildings, including the World War One Cenotaph to the north east
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 7 December 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 505696
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 07/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/48415
War Memorials Online, accessed 07/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/76625
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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