Arundel War Memorial
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1425702
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Arundel War Memorial
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1425702
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Arundel War Memorial
- Location Description:
- High Street, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9AG
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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.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Arun (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Arundel
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ0188707094
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Arundel War Memorial, which stands in the High Street at the junction with Tarrant Street, 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: with numerous listed buildings in the High Street, including the Grade II*-listed Norfolk Arms Hotel and the Grade II-listed street lamps flanking the memorial.
History
The war memorial is in remembrance of the men of Arundel lost in the First World War. It was unveiled on 24 July 1921 by the Lord Lieutenant of Sussex, Lord Leconfield. The names of those who died in the Second World War were added to the top of the lower stage of the plinth, and the First World War inscriptions and names have been renewed.
The memorial originally stood in the middle of the roadway, but since 1921 the memorial’s base and the surrounding area have been re-modelled to create a broader traffic island.
Details
The memorial comprises a tall Wealden sandstone Latin cross, carved on the front and rear faces with Celtic crosses in relief, which echo temporary wooden grave markers. The octagonal, three-stage base comprising upper, middle and lower plinths, which originally stood on three steps, has splayed corners. The lowest stage is surrounded by a low brick and flint wall. The wall has a low metal railing on top.
The upper stage of the plinth is dated 1914/ -/ 1918 and 1939/ -/ 1945. A dedication and the names of those who died during the First World War are inscribed on limestone slabs around the middle stage:
THEY WHOSE NAMES ARE RECORDED/ ON THIS MEMORIAL/ WERE NUMBERED AMONG THOSE WHO/ AT THE CALL OF KING AND COUNTRY/ LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TO THEM/ ENDURED HARDNESS, FACED DANGERS/ AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF SIGHT/ OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-/ SACRIFICE. GIVING UP THEIR OWN LIVES/ THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM/ LET THOSE THAT COME AFTER SEE TO IT/ THAT THEY ARE NOT FORGOTTEN (93 NAMES).
The middle stage is topped by a low railing which was added after 1921. The 26 Second World War names are recorded on limestone blocks let into the top of the lower stage of the plinth. The space between the enclosing wall and the lower stage forms a flower bed. The memorial is set within a cobbled area, with raised flower beds at either end to match the bed created around the base of the memorial.
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 December 2016.
Sources
Websites
Roll of Honour: Sussex, Arundel War Memorial, accessed 25/02/2015 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Arundel.html
War Memorials Register, accessed 05/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16626
War Memorials Online, accessed 05/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/107298
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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