Chirbury War Memorial

Church of St Michael, A490, Chirbury, Shropshire, SY15

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First World War memorial, erected 1918. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1451201
Date first listed:: 07-Nov-2017
List Entry Name:: Chirbury War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Church of St Michael, A490, Chirbury, Shropshire, SY15

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1451201
Date first listed:: 07-Nov-2017
List Entry Name:: Chirbury War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St Michael, A490, Chirbury, Shropshire, SY15

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:: Church of St Michael, A490, Chirbury, Shropshire, SY15

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

District:: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Chirbury with Brompton
National Grid Reference:: SO2612898491

Summary

First World War memorial, erected 1918.

Reasons for Designation

Chirbury War Memorial 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 sacrifices it made in the First World War; * Architectural interest: as a dignified and attractive war memorial; * Group value: with the adjacent Grade I-listed Church of St Michael and the various Grade II-listed tombs in the churchyard.

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. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised in Chirbury as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the members of the local community.

It was initially erected in 1918 by a Mr Marshall, in memory of his son who was killed in the Australian forces; a few years later it was adopted as the war memorial for the whole village.

Details

Tall gabled sandstone cross, replete with a sculpture of Christ with INRI scroll; the front face of the bottom section of the cross bears the inscription REMEMBER YE / [illegible] LORD. This stands on a plinth, the front face of which reads ALL THESE / FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL FOR / KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 / (names). This stands on another plinth, the front face of which bears further names. The whole stands on a stone platform.

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, 30 January 2018.

Sources

Websites
IWM - Chirbury, accessed 03/10/2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/17361
War Memorials Online, accessed 30 January 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/237972

Legal

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