Rood End War Memorial

Rood Primary School, Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ

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First World War memorial, 1921. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1434723
Date first listed:: 05-May-2016
List Entry Name:: Rood End War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Rood Primary School, Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1434723
Date first listed:: 05-May-2016
List Entry Name:: Rood End War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Rood Primary School, Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Rood Primary School, Rood End Road, Oldbury, B68 8SQ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Sandwell (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SP0010888599

Summary

First World War memorial, 1921.

Reasons for Designation

Rood End War Memorial, which stands in the grounds of Rood End Primary School, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War; * Degree of survival: the memorial has not been modified for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent.

History

Rood End War Memorial was unveiled in March 1921 by J W Wilson MP. It was commissioned by the Rood End Sailors and Soldiers Fund and sculpted by John Dallow and Sons of Uplands Work, Smethwick. The memorial was surrounded by wrought iron railings to the front with a small garden that have since been replaced. It has been re-lettered and restored.

Details

Rood End War Memorial stands in the south-eastern part of the grounds of Rood End Primary School, on the corner of Rood End Road and Gresham Road. It comprises a dark granite shield-shaped tablet on a large pale stone panel, set on a rectangular stone plinth inscribed with the monumental mason’s details. This stands on a concrete rectangular slab. The top of the panel is curved and bears a carved inscription reading PRO PATRIA MORI with the dates 1914/ 1918 below on a small shield mantled with laurel leaves.

The principal dedicatory inscription on the granite tablet, in black painted letters, reads THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED TO THE UNDYING MEMORY/ OF HIS MAJESTY’S FORCES OF ROOD END, WHO HEEDLESS/ OF SELF, SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES THAT ENGLAND/ MIGHT LIVE/ (29 NAMES).

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 18 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
History of Oldbury, Langley and Warley, accessed 29/03/2016 from http://www.historyofoldbury.co.uk/articles/memorials%20-%20Oldbury%20Parish.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 18 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/155322
War Memorials Register, accessed 29/03/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/52158

Legal

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