Ringmer War Memorial

War Memorial, Village Green, Lewes Road, Ringmer, East Sussex

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War memorial, c1920, by D Kibbler. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1400375
Date first listed:: 23-May-2011
List Entry Name:: Ringmer War Memorial
Statutory Address:: War Memorial, Village Green, Lewes Road, Ringmer, East Sussex

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1400375
Date first listed:: 23-May-2011
List Entry Name:: Ringmer War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: War Memorial, Village Green, Lewes Road, Ringmer, East Sussex

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: War Memorial, Village Green, Lewes Road, Ringmer, East Sussex

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

County:: East Sussex
District:: Lewes (District Authority)
Parish:: Ringmer
National Grid Reference:: TQ4465312445

Summary

War memorial, c1920, by D Kibbler.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial in Ringmer village, erected in 1920, is designated at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: * Architectural interest: an elegant war memorial which takes a simple form which befits its sombre purpose. * Historic interest: it has strong cultural and historical significance within both a local and national context.

History

The war memorial was designed by Mr D Kibbler of Ringmer and was built by Messrs Norman and Burt of Burgess Hill. Funded by public subscription, it was unveiled on 15th August 1920 by Brigadier-General Frederick Gore Anley and dedicated by Rev Robson Leefe. The names of the Fallen of World War II were later added to the memorial.

The memorial underwent cleaning, repairs and selective re-cutting of letters in April 2003 following a grant towards the works from the War Memorials Trust.

Details

War Memorial, c1920, by D Kibbler

The memorial is constructed of St Aldhelm Box Ground stone and takes the form of a medieval-style wheel cross, standing atop a slim tapering pillar a square plinth and octagonal four stepped base. The memorial is surrounded by a ring of eight low stone piers linked with simple chains and is located on the village green.

The concave front and back faces of the top step are inscribed with dedications and the plinth with the names of the fallen. The front face dedication reads 'OUR GLORIOUS DEAD' and on the back face 'THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE'.

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.

Sources

Books and journals
Bridger, G, Valiant Hearts of Ringmer - Ringmer Village War Memorial, (1993)
Websites
Grants Database, accessed from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=242
War Memorials Online, accessed 01/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/120721
War Memorials Register, accessed 01/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/1816

Legal

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