Andover War Memorial

Andover War Memorial, Garden of Remembrance, St Mary's Churchyard, St Mary's Church, Church Close, SP10 1DP

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War Memorial, c1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1402345
Date first listed:: 11-Jul-2011
List Entry Name:: Andover War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Andover War Memorial, Garden of Remembrance, St Mary's Churchyard, St Mary's Church, Church Close, SP10 1DP

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1402345
Date first listed:: 11-Jul-2011
Date of most recent amendment:: 28-Mar-2012
List Entry Name:: Andover War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Andover War Memorial, Garden of Remembrance, St Mary's Churchyard, St Mary's Church, Church Close, SP10 1DP

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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Location

Statutory Address:: Andover War Memorial, Garden of Remembrance, St Mary's Churchyard, St Mary's Church, Church Close, SP10 1DP

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

County:: Hampshire
District:: Test Valley (District Authority)
Parish:: Andover
National Grid Reference:: SU3653345718

Summary

War Memorial, c1920.

Reasons for Designation

The War Memorial in the Garden of Remembrance, St Mary's Churchyard, Andover is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Architectural Interest: a well-crafted stone memorial by Herbert Cowley; * Historic Interest: unusually, the date reads 1914-1920, reflecting the years in which the town sustained casualties which could be attributed to the war; strong cultural and historical significance, both locally and nationally, and an eloquent witness to the impact of tragic world events on this community.

History

The memorial was unveiled on 5 May 1920 by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire Major-General JEB Seely. It was designed by the architect Herbert Cowley and constructed by Harry Page at the Angel Yard works in Andover. The memorial bears the names of 214 men who fell in the Great War and, unusually, the date reads 1914-1920. This reflects the years in which the town sustained casualties which could be attributed to the war, the last man listed being Captain Frederick Owen Maynard of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps (RAVC) who died of malaria in Egypt on the 12th January 1920.

Initially, in 1919, the Municipal Council proposed to commemorate the Fallen of the First World War in the same manner as those who served in the Boer War – with a memorial tablet inside the Guildhall. Plans for a more public monument emerged soon after, however, and this was paid for by public subscription. The War Memorial was originally located in Andover High Street, outside the courtyard of the Guildhall, and was moved to its present site in St Mary's churchyard in 1956. Flanking walls, with plaques bearing the names of the Fallen from the Second World War, have been erected later, either side of the memorial.

Details

The stone cenotaph sits on a hexagonal base and is square on plan. It has a rusticated base, Tuscan corner pilasters, a dentil cornice and a stepped top. Each face of the monument is inscribed with the names of the Fallen with a wreath carved in relief above. The principal inscription reads, in capital letters: To honour / the memory / of those / men of Andover / who fell / in / the Great War / 1914-1920. The frieze is inscribed on all four sides, also in capitals: Our Glorious Dead/ Rest In Peace / But Their Name / Liveth For Evermore.

Flanking walls either side of the memorial bear the names of the Fallen from the Second World War. The central plaques on each wall read: 'Borough of Andover / to Honour the Memory / of those / who gave their Lives in the / Second World War 1939-1945', with the outer plaques bearing the names of the fallen.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 07/08/2012

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, 6 December 2016.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 06/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/102590
War Memorials Register, accessed 06/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/21485

Legal

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