War Memorial and Retaining Wall at Church of St Botolph

WAR MEMORIAL AND RETAINING WALL AT CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH, MAIN STREET

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1230035
Date first listed:
12-Oct-1984
List Entry Name:
War Memorial and Retaining Wall at Church of St Botolph
Statutory Address:
WAR MEMORIAL AND RETAINING WALL AT CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH, MAIN STREET
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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1230035
Date first listed:
12-Oct-1984
List Entry Name:
War Memorial and Retaining Wall at Church of St Botolph
Statutory Address 1:
WAR MEMORIAL AND RETAINING WALL AT CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH, MAIN STREET

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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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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

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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Location

Statutory Address:
WAR MEMORIAL AND RETAINING WALL AT CHURCH OF ST BOTOLPH, MAIN STREET

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

County:
Leicestershire
District:
Charnwood (District Authority)
Parish:
Ratcliffe on the Wreake
National Grid Reference:
SK6303214553

Details

SK 61 SW
7/94

RATCLIFFE ON THE WREAKE
MAIN STREET (East Side)
War Memorial and retaining wall at Churchyard of St. Botolph

GV
II

War Memorial and retaining wall. c1920 and C18/C19. Slate memorial plaque
and granite rubble stone retaining wall. The plaque is inscribed with names
of fallen in First World War and is set into the retaining wall c1½m high which
surrounds two sides of Churchyard of St. Botolph. Included for group value.

Listing NGR: SK6303214553


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 19 January 2017.

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Legacy System number:
404867
Legacy System:
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Sources

Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37507
War Memorials Online, accessed 19 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/226346

Legal

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

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