War Memorial at Junction With Church Street
WAR MEMORIAL AT JUNCTION WITH CHURCH STREET, BALDOCK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1275416
- Date first listed:
- 13-Sept-1995
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial at Junction With Church Street
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL AT JUNCTION WITH CHURCH STREET, BALDOCK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1275416
- Date first listed:
- 13-Sept-1995
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial at Junction With Church Street
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL AT JUNCTION WITH CHURCH STREET, BALDOCK STREET
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL AT JUNCTION WITH CHURCH STREET, BALDOCK STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- East Hertfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ware
- National Grid Reference:
- TL3562614410
Details
TL3514SE
829-1/9/42
WARE TOWN
BALDOCK STREET
(East side)
War Memorial at junction with Church Street
GV
II
War memorial. 1921. Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Portland stone memorial, incorporating central 'cross of
sacrifice', with octagonal shaft and arms, with bronze sword
fixed to face. Base of diminishing octagonal offsets, rising
from central plinth. Screen walls, left and right, incorporate
cast panels with fossil aggregate, with lead lettering
recording names of the casualties. Return ends in Portland
stone, with offset coping with segmental curved profile top,
and moulded pilaster bases. Base of memorial has raised curved
Portland stone step, and red brick herringbone-pattern paving.
(Edwards E and Perman D: Ware's Past In Pictures: Ware: 1991-:
143; Architects in Perspective: Fellows RA: Sir Reginald
Blomfield: London: 1985-: 104, 174).
Listing NGR: TL3562614410
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, 24 July 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 412278
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Edwards, , Perman, , Wares Past in Pictures, (1991), 143
Fellows, R A, Sir Reginald Blomfield. An Edwardian Architect, (1985), 104
Fellows, R A, Sir Reginald Blomfield. An Edwardian Architect, (1985), 174
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 12 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/118924
War Memorials Register, accessed 24 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3745
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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