Denton War Memorial
The churchyard of the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Church Way, Denton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1DG
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1428122
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Denton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard of the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Church Way, Denton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1DG
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1428122
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Denton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard of the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Church Way, Denton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1DG
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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:
- The churchyard of the Church of St Margaret of Antioch, Church Way, Denton, Northamptonshire, NN7 1DG
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Denton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP8379957961
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Denton War Memorial, in the churchyard of the church of St Margaret of Antioch, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed church of St Margaret of Antioch.
History
Denton War Memorial was unveiled on 1 August 1920 by the Marquis of Northampton, patron of the parish church. Paid for by the parishioners, it was designed and executed by Messrs Harlow Ltd, monumental masons of Northampton. The dedication service was led by Rev T Amys. Further details were added at a later date to commemorate the dead of the Second World War.
Details
The war memorial, a grey Forest of Dean stone cross c3.5m high, set on a tapering square plinth atop a two-stepped base, stands in the churchyard to the south of the Church of St Margaret of Antioch (Grade II*). The dedications and commemorated names are carved into the plinth:
(north face) TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOSE CONNECTED WITH THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY AND FOR RIGHT/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914 – 1919/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.”
(east face) (6 NAMES)
(south face) 1939 – 1945 (7 NAMES)
(west face) (6 NAMES)
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, 17 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/38236
War Memorials Online, accessed 17 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/216865
Other
“Lest We Forget, War Memorials at Denton and West Haddon”, The Northampton Mercury, 6 August 1920, p5
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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