Leighton Bromswold War Memorial
LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD WAR MEMORIAL, THE AVENUE, LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393663
- Date first listed:
- 02-Feb-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Leighton Bromswold War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD WAR MEMORIAL, THE AVENUE, LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393663
- Date first listed:
- 02-Feb-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Leighton Bromswold War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD WAR MEMORIAL, THE AVENUE, LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD
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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:
- LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD WAR MEMORIAL, THE AVENUE, LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- Huntingdonshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Leighton
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 11471 75305
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial at Leighton Bromswold is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons. * The architectural detailing to the plinth and cross are unusual and well-executed. * It is a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events upon an individual community, commemorating the nine men from the parish of Leighton Bromswold, Huntingdonshire who lost their lives fighting in the First World War * The memorial has group value with nearby listed structures including the Grade I listed Church of St Mary to the south-east and the Grade II listed No. 4 The Avenue to the north.
Details
1847/0/10001
LEIGHTON BROMSWOLD,
THE AVENUE,
Leighton Bromswold War Memorial
02-FEB-10
II
War memorial, unveiled in 1920, by Pettit of Godmanchester.
MATERIAL
Stone cross and plinth.
DESCRIPTION
The war memorial takes the form of a cross with chamfered shaft and tracery detail in the angles of the arms. The tall, rectangular plinth has a frieze with flower motif and chamfered corners inset with panels and tracery detailing. The names of nine World War I soldiers are inscribed on the south side of the plinth and painted black. The inscription above reads: IN ABIDING MEMORY/ OF THE UNDERNAMED LEIGHTON/ LADS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/GREAT WAR 1914-1918. Beneath the names of the dead is the quote: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/THAN THIS.
HISTORY
The memorial was unveiled in 1920 and is the work of a Mr Pettit from Godmanchester. Grant-aided conservation of the memorial has recently been undertaken.
SOURCES
UK National Inventory of War Memorials ref.318. www.ukniwm.org.uk. Accessed 01/06/2009.
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:
- 507313
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/318
War Memorials Online, accessed 16 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/122138
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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