Weldon War Memorial, Northamptonshire
Weldon War Memorial, Junction of Stamford Road and Church Walk, Weldon, NN17 3JX
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1426156
- Date first listed:
- 12-May-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Weldon War Memorial, Northamptonshire
- Statutory Address:
- Weldon War Memorial, Junction of Stamford Road and Church Walk, Weldon, NN17 3JX
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1426156
- Date first listed:
- 12-May-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Weldon War Memorial, Northamptonshire
- Statutory Address 1:
- Weldon War Memorial, Junction of Stamford Road and Church Walk, Weldon, NN17 3JX
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.
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
- Statutory Address:
- Weldon War Memorial, Junction of Stamford Road and Church Walk, Weldon, NN17 3JX
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Weldon
- National Grid Reference:
- SP9275389538
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Weldon’s war memorial, standing in the village centre, 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;
* Architect: designed by the renowned Northamptonshire architect JA Gotch;
* Design: a sturdy limestone obelisk.
History
The memorial, to commemorate servicemen from the village who fell during the First World War, was constructed in 1920. It was commissioned from JA Gotch. Plaques to commemorate those who fell during the Second World War were added later.
Details
The war memorial stands on a small green at a road junction in the village centre. Overall c5m high, it comprises a simple limestone obelisk set on a tapering, square, plinth, which stands on a three-stage octagonal base. A narrow gravel path runs around this, defined by a limestone edging.
Attached to the plinth, a bronze plaque with raised lettering reads TO THE/ MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF WELDON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE WAR OF/ 1914-1919. The names of those who fell, by year, are recorded on similar plaques to the remaining sides. Plaques in the same style at the base of the obelisk record those who fell 1939-1945.
The memorial stands in a small garden defined by a modern post and chain fence. That is not included in the listing.
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, 16 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/15103
War Memorials Online, accessed 16 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/213974
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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