War Memorial, St Oswald's Churchyard
WAR MEMORIAL, ST OSWALD'S CHURCHYARD, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392211
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-2007
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial, St Oswald's Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL, ST OSWALD'S CHURCHYARD, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392211
- Date first listed:
- 21-Aug-2007
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial, St Oswald's Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL, ST OSWALD'S CHURCHYARD, CHURCH STREET
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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, ST OSWALD'S CHURCHYARD, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cheshire West and Chester (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Malpas
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ4864647169
Details
1150/0/10005
21-AUG-07
MALPAS
CHURCH STREET
War Memorial, St Oswald's Churchyard
II
First and Second World Wars war memorial, 1920, red sandstone. Octagonal column on octagonal base and plinth surmounted by lantern containing carved figures.
Wide stepped octagonal plinth. Octagonal base with metal plaques to each face inscribed with names of men of parish who died during both World Wars. Plaque to front of base reads 'TO THE/ HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN WHO DIED/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ ECCLUS.XLIV.14'. Five plaques commemorate those who died during WWI (58 names), inscription to top of plaques reads '1914 - 18'. Two plaques commemorate those who died during WWII (19 names), inscription to top of plaques reads '1939 - 45'. Octagonal column with elaborate 4-sided gableted lantern with diagonal buttresses, crocketed decoration and surmounted by cross finial. Shallow niches to each side of lantern contain carved figures. Female figure possibly representing Peace/Victory to front, WWI soldier to right, soldier in armour to rear, knight to left. All figures with bowed heads in symbolic remembrance of those lost.
HISTORY: A meeting was held on 5 May 1919 and led by the local Rector, chair of the Parish Council, to decide what type of memorial to erect to those of the parish who had lost their lives during WWI. It was agreed that the memorial should be erected in the churchyard and funding was raised by public subscription. The design and construction was carried out by Messrs Henry A Clegg & Sons and the memorial was unveiled in a ceremony led by the Bishop of Chester on 20 February 1920.
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANCE: Intricately carved cross war memorial dating to 1920 and commemorating the men of Malpas who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars (name plaques for the latter were added later) with money raised by public subscription.
With a decorative lantern incorporating carved figures representing peace/victory and those lost in combat during various periods of British warfare history, the war memorial is an interesting and prominent architectural and historic feature within the churchyard of St Oswald's Church and the wider village, and represents considerable special historic interest.
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, 26 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 503067
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 26 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/9889
War Memorials Online, accessed 26 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/113495
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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