Summary
First World War memorial, with additions for later conflicts.
Reasons for Designation
Desborough War Memorial, north of the Anglican and Methodist Church of St Giles, 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 and C21;
* Design: a substantial granite monolith;
* Historic association: within a war memorial garden dedicated during the First World War;
* Group value: with the Grade I-listed Anglican and Methodist Church of St Giles and the Services Club (Grade II).
History
As recorded on a bronze plaque attached to a corner post, the land laid out as a war memorial garden was given to the town in 1916 by the Desborough Industrial and Provident Co-operative Society as an open space in perpetuity.
Details
Desborough War Memorial stands in a war memorial garden at the junction of Lower Street and High Street, to the north of the Grade I-listed Anglican and Methodist Church of St Giles and opposite the Services Club (Grade II). The monument comprises a 4m high granite monolith, four-sided and slightly tapering. The memorial stands on a raised grass surround, around which runs a low iron railing supported on short granite posts.
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