War Memorial in St Margaret's Churchyard
WAR MEMORIAL IN ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392538
- Date first listed:
- 07-Apr-2008
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in St Margaret's Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL IN ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392538
- Date first listed:
- 07-Apr-2008
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in St Margaret's Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL IN ST MARGARET'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 IN ST MARGARET'S CHURCHYARD, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Crick
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 58825 72464
Reasons for Designation
* It is an architecturally distinct commemorative memorial and a fitting tribute to those of the local community who died in three wars which had a profound effect on the history of the country and internationally. * It has group value with the grade l listed church of St Margaret of Antioch.
Details
CRICK
1730/0/10019 CHURCH STREET
07-APR-08 War Memorial in St Margaret's Churchyard
GV II
War memorial of c.4m, unveiled in 1920, designed by W J Pullen and constructed by Messrs J G Pullen and Sons of Northampton. It comprises a three-stepped base supporting an octagonal plinth on which bears the inscription and names of the fallen. The plinth is surmounted by a tapering and chamfered shaft which bears a foliate wheeled cross. The inscription on the plinth reads: 'IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CRICK/WHO DIED SERVING THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/(NAMES) 1939-1945/NORTHERN IRELAND.'
MATERIALS
The memorial is constructed of natural stone.
HISTORY
Similar to so many communities nationally, Crick lost many men in the First World War. The memorial,paid for by public subscription, is located in a prominent position in the south of the churchyard adjacent to a main street though the town and records 14 dead from World War I, 7 from World War II and I from the conflict in Northern Ireland. The memorial was unveiled on 31st October 1920 by General Lord Horne of Stirkoke who stated that the cross represented 'duty nobly done'.
SOURCES
United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials ((UKNIWM) REF 14883
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION
The war memorial at Crick is listed at grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is an architecturally distinct commemorative memorial and a fitting tribute to those of the local community who died in three wars which had a profound effect on the history of the country and internationally.
* It has group value with the grade I listed church of St Margaret of Antioch.
Listing NGR SP5882572464
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, 16 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 504514
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/14883
War Memorials Online, accessed 16 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/108969
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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