Turweston (First World War) War Memorial
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1425147
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Turweston (First World War) War Memorial
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1425147
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Turweston (First World War) War Memorial
- Location Description:
- Churchyard of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Turweston, Buckinghamshire, NN13 5JU
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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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Turweston
- National Grid Reference:
- SP6006637730
Summary
First World War memorial. Dedicated 1920.
Reasons for Designation
Turweston War Memorial, within the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, 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;
* Design: a well-executed, carved, medieval-style memorial in the style of a Calvary;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed church of St Mary.
History
The memorial is recorded as having been dedicated on 1 January 1920.
Details
The stone memorial, overall c2.5m high, comprises a figure of Christ crucified set within a pointed, gothic, alcove. That stands on a stone plinth which carries a plaque inscribed GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS,/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./ (6 names). The plinth stands on a small, three-stepped base.
The memorial is set within the churchyard of St Mary’s Church (listed Grade II*), against the east boundary.
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, 10 November 2017.
Sources
Websites
Waymarking, website entry for Turweston War Memorial, accessed 02/02/2015 from http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6N13_Turweston_War_Memorial_WW1_Northants
War Memorials Register, accessed 11 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/8078
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253649
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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