WAR MEMORIAL AT HOLBEACH ST MARK'S

WAR MEMORIAL AT HOLBEACH ST MARK'S, MAIN STREET

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War memorial. Erected c1919 to the memory of the men from the parish of Holbeach Marsh who were killed in WWI, with inscriptions added for the fallen of WW. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1392648
Date first listed:: 10-Jul-2008
List Entry Name:: WAR MEMORIAL AT HOLBEACH ST MARK'S
Statutory Address:: WAR MEMORIAL AT HOLBEACH ST MARK'S, MAIN STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1392648
Date first listed:: 10-Jul-2008
List Entry Name:: WAR MEMORIAL AT HOLBEACH ST MARK'S
Statutory Address 1:: WAR MEMORIAL AT HOLBEACH ST MARK'S, MAIN STREET

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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Location

Statutory Address:: WAR MEMORIAL AT HOLBEACH ST MARK'S, MAIN STREET

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

County:: Lincolnshire
District:: South Holland (District Authority)
Parish:: Holbeach
National Grid Reference:: TF 37233 31284

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial at Holbeach St Mark's is designated for listing at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * As a testament to the large number of men from this small marshland parish who were killed in the two World Wars, it is a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events on the local community * The obelisque-shaped memorial has a statuesque presence and is smoothly worked in granite, with inscriptions carved in finely-detailed Gothic script * The memorial has group value with the adjacent Church of St Mark by Ewan Christian, which has been recommended for designation at Grade II.

Details

HOLBEACH

1502/0/10017 MAIN STREET 10-JUL-08 HOLBEACH ST MARK'S War Memorial at Holbeach St Mark's

GV II War memorial. Erected c1919 to the memory of the men from the parish of Holbeach Marsh who were killed in WWI, with inscriptions added for the fallen of WWII.

MATERIALS: Granite.

DESCRIPTION: An obelisk sitting on a moulded block with gablets on four sides, above a square plinth. The plinth has a relief on the front of a laurel wreath surrounding the dates '1914 1918'. Below the relief is a dedication in Gothic script: 'To The Glory Of God / And in Memory of the Men / of this Parish / Who fell in the Great War.' The other three sides of the plinth are inscribed with the names of 35 men who fell in WWI. The inscriptions are in Gothic script, with the capital letters illuminated in red. Below the plinth are two square steps inscribed on the front '1939-1945', with the names of 5 men who fell in WWII in Gothic script. The steps stand on a square stone base.

HISTORY: The memorial was erected c1919 to commemorate the men of the parish of Holbeach Marsh who were killed in the First World War. It is situated on a triangular piece of land which previously formed part of the churchyard of St Mark's Church, as is evident from the 1888 and 1905 ordnance survey maps. Further inscriptions were added to commemorate the fallen of the Second World War.

SOURCES: UK National Inventory of War Memorials, ref. 43026.

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: The war memorial at Holbeach St Mark's is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * As a testament to the large number of men from this small marshland parish who were killed in the two World Wars, it is a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events on the local community * The obelisque-shaped memorial has a statuesque presence and is smoothly worked in granite, with inscriptions carved in finely-detailed Gothic script * The memorial has group value with the adjacent Church of St Mark by Ewan Christian.

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, 23 January 2017.

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Legacy System number:: 505176
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/81637
War Memorials Register, accessed 23 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/43026

Legal

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