Calbourne War Memorial (near to All Saints Church)
Calbourne War Memorial (near to All Saints Church), THE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393478
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-2009
- List Entry Name:
- Calbourne War Memorial (near to All Saints Church)
- Statutory Address:
- Calbourne War Memorial (near to All Saints Church), THE GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393478
- Date first listed:
- 06-Oct-2009
- List Entry Name:
- Calbourne War Memorial (near to All Saints Church)
- Statutory Address 1:
- Calbourne War Memorial (near to All Saints Church), THE GREEN
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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:
- Calbourne War Memorial (near to All Saints Church), THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 42484 86586
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial on the village green at Calbourne is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * As an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this small village on the Isle of Wight; * Simple, elegant design of a common memorial type; * Group value with Grade II* listed All Saints' church.
Details
CALBOURNE
1354/0/10019 THE GREEN
06-OCT-09 Calbourne War Memorial (near to All Sa
ints Church)
GV II
War memorial, commemorating the fallen of World War I with additional dedications to the fallen of World War II. Designed by Sir Arthur Clay. Unveiled in 1920.
DESCRIPTION: Located c20m north-west of All Saints' Church (Grade II*) on the village green. Hopton Wood limestone Celtic cross, approximately 3m high, standing on a trapezoidal Portland stone plinth with inset panels on the south-east and north-west sides. This is supported on a low square base. The north-west face of the cross has raised edging to the shaft, arms and central circular design; the opposite face is flat. The south-east panel of the plinth, facing the church, is inscribed with the following inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ CALBOURNE MEN WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. The names of the 14 fallen with their rank and regiment/service are inscribed on the opposite panel. On the south-west side of the plinth a further inscription reads: ALSO OF THOSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR/ 1939-1945 followed by the names of the two dead of World War II.
HISTORY: The Calbourne war memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 3rd October 1920 by Laura, Lady Simeon and Reverend Dr LD Tugwell, Rector and Rural Dean of West Wight, reported in the 9 October issue of the Isle of Wight County Press. It had been paid for by public subscription at a cost of just over £200 and was designed by Sir Arthur Temple Felix Clay (1842-1928), a barrister and amateur landscape and portrait artist. The memorial was erected by the local builders Messrs T and J Ellery.
SOURCES:
Isle of Wight County Press (9 October 1920)
United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials - entry 21730
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION: Calcourne War Memorial is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* As an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this small village on the Isle of Wight
* Simple, elegant design of a common memorial type
* Group value with Grade II* listed All Saints' church.
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, 7 December 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 507270
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Isle of Wight County Press in 9 October, (1920)
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 07/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/21730
War Memorials Online, accessed 07/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/102358
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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