Martley War Memorial

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A churchyard cross, unveiled in May 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1425104
Date first listed:: 06-Mar-2015
List Entry Name:: Martley War Memorial

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1425104
Date first listed:: 06-Mar-2015
List Entry Name:: Martley War Memorial
Location Description:: Churchyard of the church of St Peter, Martley, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire

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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County:: Worcestershire
District:: Malvern Hills (District Authority)
Parish:: Martley
National Grid Reference:: SO7563559889

Summary

A churchyard cross, unveiled in May 1920.

Reasons for Designation

Martley War Memorial, 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 made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial which takes the simple form of a cross and inscribed plinth; * Group value: with the church of St Peter (Grade I)

History

The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was Martley War Memorial, which commemorates the fallen from both world wars. The cost was £113 (see SOURCES, Martley Local Community Online). It was unveiled in a ceremony on 5 June 1920 taken by the Rector of Martley, JF Hastings, and Canon EA Burroughs of Peterborough.

Details

A churchyard cross, unveiled in May 1920.

MATERIALS AND PLAN: of stone ashlar and square on plan. The monument faces south.

The cross, at the apex, has chamfered edges to all of its arms and the south face bears a sculpture of the crucified Christ. The square shaft is undecorated, apart from chamfers to its upper edge, and rises from a square plinth which bears the inscription to its north side: ‘TO THE / PRAISE OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF / THOSE OF THIS PARISH / WHO DIED FOR THEIR / KING AND COUNTRY / IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE’ Names of the fallen are inscribed on the east and west flanks of the plinth and the south side is blank. The plinth rests on a deep step which forms a platform. This is inscribed to its south face ‘1939-1945’ with the names from the Second World War.

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, 5 October 2017.

Sources

Websites
Martley Local Community Online, accessed 30 / 1 / 2015 from http://www.martley.org.uk/?page_id=2086
War Memorials Online, accessed 5 October 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/91345
War Memorials Register, accessed 18 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/32997

Legal

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