Northiam War Memorial
NORTHIAM WAR MEMORIAL, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393848
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Northiam War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- NORTHIAM WAR MEMORIAL, MAIN STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1393848
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jun-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Northiam War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTHIAM WAR MEMORIAL, MAIN STREET
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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:
- NORTHIAM WAR MEMORIAL, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- East Sussex
- District:
- Rother (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Northiam
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ8295724452
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial in Northiam village, erected in 1920/21, is recommended for designation at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * Social interest: an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community. * Historic interest: it has strong cultural and historical significance within both a local and national context. * Architectural interest: it is a well-executed, elegantly-designed war memorial of unusual wooden construction by a well-known architect.
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 07/02/2013
1917/0/10067
22-JUN-10
NORTHIAM
MAIN STREET
Northiam War Memorial
II
War Memorial commemorating the Fallen of the First and Second World Wars, attributed to Sir Guy (Edward) Dawber (1861-1938).
The monument has an 0.28m deep octagonal base in brick with stone flag capping, surmounted by a two-tier octagonal stone plinth, totalling 1.25m in height. Above this is a Gothic octagonal oak column, 3.4m high by 0.5m wide and deep, and buttressed to half its height by four rectangular oak obelisks. These are braced to the principal column by tracery-enriched ribs. The pinnacle is a timber statue of St. George killing the dragon.
The octagonal plinth is inscribed with dedicatory lines and the names of the Fallen. Encircling the top of the octagonal plinth, starting at the south-west corner, with incised letters, the inscription reads: 'IN MEMORY / OF NORTHIAM / MEN WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR / COUNTRY IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918'. Underneath the above inscription, in incised letters across all sides of the octagonal base, reads: 'YOUR LOT THE GLORIOUS PRICE / TO PAY / OURS TO RECORD WITH GRATEFUL / PRIDE / THAT FREEDOM LIES ON EARTH / TODAY / BECAUSE YOU DIED / 1939 - 1945 / (Names)'. The memorial lists the names of 33 men lost in the First World War, with the names of the eight lost in the Second World War added at a later date, along with the dates 1939 - 1945, as seen above. The names of the Fallen of the First World War are replicated on a tablet in the Parish Church.
HISTORY
Northiam War Memorial was erected in 1920/21, at a cost of £400, to commemorate the Fallen of the First World War. Eight names were subsequently added to commemorate the Fallen of the Second World War. The memorial was designed by Sir Guy (Edward) Dawber (1861-1938).
SOURCES
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, entry for Sir Guy (Edward) Dawber (http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32748) accessed 22/02/2010
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The war memorial in Northiam village, erected in 1920/21, is recommended for designation at Grade II, for the following principal reasons:
* Social interest: an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community
* Historic interest: it has strong cultural and historical significance within both a local and national context
* Architectural interest: it is a well-executed, elegantly-designed war memorial of unusual wooden construction by a well-known architect.
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, 1 December 2016.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 508062
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 01/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/106870
War Memorials Register, accessed 01/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/17059
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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