Upwell War Memorial

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War Memorial, First and Second World Wars, erected c.1922. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1413187
Date first listed:: 26-Jun-2013
List Entry Name:: Upwell War Memorial

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1413187
Date first listed:: 26-Jun-2013
List Entry Name:: Upwell War Memorial
Location Description:: Upwell War Memorial, New Road, Upwell, Wisbech, Cambs PE14 9AB.

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

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County:: Norfolk
District:: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Upwell
National Grid Reference:: TF5063102563

Summary

War Memorial, First and Second World Wars, erected c.1922.

Reasons for Designation

Upwell War Memorial, erected c. 1922, is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historical interest: it is a moving reminder of the tragic impact on the community of two World Wars and two later, C20 conflicts, and of the terrible sacrifices made; * Design: it is also of special interest for its elegant classical design and for the quality of craftsmanship.

History

The War Memorial at Upwell is thought to have been carved by a local apprentice stonemason, William Gray, and erected in c. 1922.

Details

War Memorial, commemorating the fallen of the First and Second World Wars, erected c.1922.

The Upwell War Memorial is made of stone and consists of an angel raised on three steps above a tall, tapered, square pedestal surmounting a stepped plinth and base. The pedestal has a moulded entablature. A union flag and laurel branch are carved on one face with an inscription which reads ' THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THE INHABITANTS TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WARS'. The names of those killed are recorded on the other sides, a total of 67, 57 from the First World War and 10 from the second.

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, 23 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/119088
War Memorials Register, accessed 23 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3561

Legal

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