Shireoaks War Memorial

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War memorial, unveiled in 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1421772
Date first listed:: 09-Dec-2014
List Entry Name:: Shireoaks War Memorial

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1421772
Date first listed:: 09-Dec-2014
List Entry Name:: Shireoaks War Memorial
Location Description:: Churchyard of the church of St Luke, Shireoaks Common, Shireoaks, 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:: Shireoaks
National Grid Reference:: SK5534580929

Summary

War memorial, unveiled in 1920.

Reasons for Designation

Shireoaks war memorial, unveiled in 1920, 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; * Group value: for its proximity to the church of St Luke and the early C19 Community Centre, both listed at Grade II.

History

The war memorial, in remembrance of the men of Shireoaks lost in the First World War, was unveiled on 16 May 1920 by Hubert Brownlow, a local resident and ex-serviceman, and dedicated by the vicar, the Revd H Cowgill. It was designed and made by CE Kempe and Co of London. The names of those who fell in the Second World War were added when the memorial was restored in 1995.

Details

War memorial, unveiled in 1920, by C E Kempe and Co of London.

The memorial comprises a wooden Calvary, with a bronze figure of Christ, set on an octagonal stone plinth with bronze plaques. That in turn stands on a wider octagonal stone base with carved quatrefoil decoration to each panel. The bronze panels (introduced in 1995 in place of earlier carved inscriptions) carry the words: REMEMBER YE WITH THANKSGIVING AND HONOUR THESE MEN OF SHIREOAKS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918 AND WORLD WAR II OF 1939-1945, UPON THOSE SOULS MAY GOD HAVE MERCY/ 1914-1918 (24 names) and 1939-1945 (12 names).

The memorial has a flagged surround.

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.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 24 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/216388
War Memorials Register, accessed 24 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/68284

Legal

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