Marple Bridge United Reformed Church War Memorial

United Reformed Church, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BB

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Overview

First World War memorial. Erected c1920. Architect unknown. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1447120
Date first listed:: 01-Jun-2017
List Entry Name:: Marple Bridge United Reformed Church War Memorial
Statutory Address:: United Reformed Church, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BB

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1447120
Date first listed:: 01-Jun-2017
List Entry Name:: Marple Bridge United Reformed Church War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: United Reformed Church, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BB

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:: United Reformed Church, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BB

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

District:: Stockport (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SJ9658889256

Summary

First World War memorial. Erected c1920. Architect unknown.

Reasons for Designation

Marple Bridge United Reformed Church War Memorial, which stands in a prominent position in the churchyard of Marple Bridge United Reformed Church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;

* Design: an elegant Celtic cross on a tall shaft carved with an interlace pattern in relief, on a stepped square plinth.

History

The aftermath of the First World War saw an unprecedented wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country, 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 Marple Bridge United Reformed Church, as permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

Details

First World War memorial. Erected c1920. Architect unknown.

MATERIALS: Carved in granite.

DESCRIPTION: The war memorial sits in the churchyard of Marple Bridge United Reformed Church, within a small garden. The war memorial comprises a 3m tall Celtic Cross in granite, on a tapering shaft. The cross arms, boss and shaft are carved with interlace patterns in relief. The shaft sits on a tapered plinth on a single step base. The southern face of the plinth is inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THE CHURCH / SUNDAY SCHOOL AND / BROTHERHOOD WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. /

Sources

Websites
Imagery of Marple Bridge United Reform Church War Memorial, accessed 28 April 2017 from http://www.carlscam.com/warmem/marplebridge.htm
War Memorials Online, accessed 28 April 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/248971/
War Memorials Register, accessed 28 April 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/10700

Legal

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