Hoddlesden and District War Memorial

Queen's Square, Hoddlesden, Lancashire, BB3 3LY

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First World War memorial designed by Redman Brothers of Darwen, unveiled on 25 June 1921, with further names added after the Second World War and later conflicts. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438173
Date first listed:: 20-Jan-2017
List Entry Name:: Hoddlesden and District War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Queen's Square, Hoddlesden, Lancashire, BB3 3LY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438173
Date first listed:: 20-Jan-2017
List Entry Name:: Hoddlesden and District War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Queen's Square, Hoddlesden, Lancashire, BB3 3LY

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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Location

Statutory Address:: Queen's Square, Hoddlesden, Lancashire, BB3 3LY

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

District:: Blackburn with Darwen (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SD7160522259

Summary

First World War memorial designed by Redman Brothers of Darwen, unveiled on 25 June 1921, with further names added after the Second World War and later conflicts.

Reasons for Designation

Hoddlesden and District War Memorial, designed by Redman Brothers of Darwen and unveiled 25 June 1921, 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 community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant and striking war memorial cross with carved motifs of the war including a cannon, a biplane, a crossed rifle and sword and carved wreaths encircling an ambulance and an anchor; * Group value: with 2-8 Queen’s Square (Grade II).

History

The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Hoddlesden as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It included the men of the surrounding villages of Waterside, Pickup Bank, and Blacksnape as well as Hoddlesden.

The memorial was designed by Redman Brothers of Darwen, Lancashire and it was unveiled on 25 June 1921. The memorial commemorates the 45 local servicemen who lost their lives in the First World War with a further eight names being added in 2016.

The names of the fallen from the Second World War and one who fell in the Falklands War were also added.

In 2010 the memorial was repaired with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.

Details

MATERIALS: sandstone.

DESCRIPTION: Hoddlesden and District war memorial comprises a small cross on a tapering shaft which rises from a square two-stage plinth.

The memorial features some carved details and mouldings including on the cross and at the top of the plinth on each face. Carved features include a laurel wreath encircling an ambulance with a ribbon inscribed with a Latin motto, a cannon, a biplane, a laurel wreath encircling an anchor, and a crossed rifle and sword.

The front face of the shaft is inscribed: TO/ THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN/ MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF/ HODDLESDEN/ WATERSIDE/ PICKUP BANK/ AND/ BLACKSNAPE/ WHO MADE/ THE/ SUPREME/ SACRIFICE.

Each face of the plinth bears incised inscriptions. The front face is inscribed on a ribbon banner in relief: 1914 THE GREAT WAR 1919. Below this and on the other faces are inscribed the names of those men who fell during the First World War. The inscription on the front face of the lower stage of the plinth reads: MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/ WHO DIED TO GIVE US PEACE/ NOVEMBER 11TH 1918/ 1917/ 1916/ 1915/ AUGUST 4TH 1914.

On the rear face of the lower stage the inscription reads: SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF OUR DEAD./ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP.

A granite panel attached to the lower stage carries additional names of those who fell in the First World War.

A metal plaque mounted on the left face of the lower stage bears the inscription: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PLACE WHO DIED FOR FREEDOM/ 1939 – 1945/ MORE BRAVE FOR THIS, THAT THEY HAD MUCH TO LOVE.

On the left face of the upper stage is inscribed the name of the soldier who was killed during the Falklands War, underneath which is FALKLANDS 1982.

The plinth is set upon a five-stepped base.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 July 2016 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/74004
War Memorials Register, accessed 21 July 2016 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/51344
War Memorials Trust, accessed 21 July 2016 from www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=853

Legal

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