War Memorial in the Churchyard of Christ Church, Gedney Dawsmere
WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF CHRIST CHURCH, GEDNEY DAWSMERE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392650
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jul-2008
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of Christ Church, Gedney Dawsmere
- Statutory Address:
- WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF CHRIST CHURCH, GEDNEY DAWSMERE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1392650
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jul-2008
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial in the Churchyard of Christ Church, Gedney Dawsmere
- Statutory Address 1:
- WAR MEMORIAL IN THE CHURCHYARD OF CHRIST CHURCH, GEDNEY DAWSMERE
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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 IN THE CHURCHYARD OF CHRIST CHURCH, GEDNEY DAWSMERE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Holland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gedney
- National Grid Reference:
- TF4422730136
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial at Gedney Dawsmere is designated for listing at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * As a testament to the men from this 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 * It is delicately carved in limestone, with a particularly fine sculpted figure of Christ on the cross * It has group value with the adjacent Christ Church and vicarage by Ewan Christian.
Details
1514/0/10017
10-JUL-08
GEDNEY
DAWSMERE/ DROVE END
War memorial in the churchyard of Christ Church, Gedney Dawsmere
GV
II
War memorial. Erected c1919 to the memory of the men from the parish of Gedney who were killed in WWI, with inscriptions added for the fallen of WWII.
MATERIALS: Limestone.
DESCRIPTION: A three-stepped square base surmounted by an octagonal plinth, an octagonal shaft and a gabled crucifix with Gothic cusping and a finely-sculpted figure of Christ. The plinth is inscribed: '1914-1918 / To the / Glory of God / and in undying / memory of the / men from this / Parish who died / in The Great War', with the names of 21 fallen. There is an added inscription '1939-1945', with the names and ranks of the 5 men who fell in WWII.
HISTORY: Until 1850 the only centre of population in Gedney Marsh was Drove End. In 1855 the prominent politician Edward Cardwell (later Viscount Cardwell) and his brother Charles bought some 3,000 acres of land in Gedney Marsh. The Marsh had a creek running through it, named Daws Mere Creek, probably after Sir Abraham Dawes who undertook the reclamation of the land from the sea in 1660. The Cardwell brothers set about building a new village at Dawsmere. In 1869-70 Christ Church, Dawsmere was built to the designs of Ewan Christian. The war memorial in the churchyard was erected c1919 to commemorate the 21 men from the parish of Gedney who were killed in the First World War. Further inscriptions were added to commemorate the 5 men who died in the Second World War.
SOURCES: UK National Inventory of War Memorials, ref. 42986.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION:
The war memorial at Gedney Dawsmere is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* As a testament to the men from this 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
* It is delicately carved in limestone, with a particularly fine sculpted figure of Christ on the cross
* It has group value with the adjacent Christ Church and vicarage 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.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 505175
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 23 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/42986
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/81677
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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