Summary
A C20 war memorial in the form of a tapered stone obelisk set upon a stepped plinth, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Stanton-by-Dale, Derbyshire.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial located in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Stanton-by-Dale, Derbyshire is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: the memorial was created in the great age of memorial building in the aftermath of the First World War, when simple, dignified designs such as the Stanton-by- Dale memorial eloquently conveyed the massive sense of loss felt in so many parts of the country;
* Group value: the memorial has group value with the Church of St Michael and All Angels, listed at Grade II*.
History
The concept of commemorating war dead did not develop to any great extent until towards the end of the C19. Prior to then memorials were rare and were mainly dedicated to individual officers, or sometimes regiments. The first large-scale erection of war memorials dedicated to the ordinary soldier followed the Second Boer War of 1899-1902, which was the first major war following reforms to the British Army which led to regiments being recruited from local communities and with volunteer soldiers. However, it was the aftermath of the First World War that was the great age of memorial building, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
Details
The war memorial is sited in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels in Stanton-by-Dale. It was unveiled in 1921.
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