Harworth War Memorial and enclosing walls

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War memorial, unveiled in 1926. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1421767
Date first listed:: 08-Dec-2014
List Entry Name:: Harworth War Memorial and enclosing walls

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1421767
Date first listed:: 08-Dec-2014
List Entry Name:: Harworth War Memorial and enclosing walls
Location Description:: Main Street, Harworth, Nottinghamshire

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:: Nottinghamshire
District:: Bassetlaw (District Authority)
Parish:: Harworth Bircotes
National Grid Reference:: SK6151091582

Summary

War memorial, unveiled in 1926.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial by Tyas and Guest, unveiled in1926, Main Street, Harworth, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.; * Architectural interest: it has a thoughtful and well-executed design, prominently located on the village green.

History

The war memorial, in remembrance of the men of Harworth lost in the First World War, was unveiled on 7 November 1926 by Viscount Galway of Serlby Hall and dedicated by the vicar of Harworth, the Revd F d’Arblay Burney. It was designed and made by Tyas and Guest (of Swinton).The names of those who fell from the parish in the Second World War, and a trooper killed in the conflict in Northern Ireland in 1979

Details

War memorial by Tyas and Guest, unveiled in 1926.

The memorial, in pale Cornish Granite, comprises a low obelisk with 1914-18 inscribed and a carved laurel wreath (painted green) towards its base. The obelisk stands on a plinth inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY’S FREEDOM (names) AND 1939-45 (names). The plinth stands on a square base.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURE: the memorial stands within an enclosure defined by low stone walls.

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, 24 January 2017.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 April 2024 to amend the History section of the description and reformat the text to current standards

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 24 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/135051
War Memorials Register, accessed 24 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/68281
Other
Bassetlaw Outdoor War Memorials Survey, May 2014,

Legal

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