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It looks splendid at the moment...
The parish council has paid for the war memorial to be professionally cleaned.
In addition, Historic England is considering the war memorial for addition to the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (‘The List'), as part of its response to the centenary of the First World War.
War memorials are among the most tangible and precious reminders of the sacrifices made by communities during the First World War, and the government is committed to seeing all the nation’s memorials placed in a good state of repair by 2018.
As part of this, Historic England, acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has resolved that over the period 2014-18 it will greatly increase the number of memorials which are listed. You can learn more about listing and the different types of war memorial on their website at http://www.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/types-of-war-memorial/
The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has a duty to compile and maintain the List, and Historic England acts as the Government’s statutory adviser on the historic environment with responsibility for listing. It therefore falls to them to assess whether Hilperton War Memorial holds special architectural or historic interest, before making a recommendation to the Secretary of State as to whether the memorial should be on the List.
Listing helps to mark a building’s significance and celebrate its special architectural and historic interest. It brings specific protection so that its special interest can be properly considered in managing its future. Listing does not mean, however, that no alterations can be made - in fact in the vast majority of cases applications to make changes to a listed building are approved.
Further information about listed buildings can be found on the ‘Your Home’ pages of the HE website. HE is now beginning their assessment of the memorial.