Chacewater War Memorial

The Churchyard, The Church of St Paul, Church Hill, Chacewater, Cornwall, TR4 8PZ

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Overview

First World War memorial, 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1428248
Date first listed:: 06-Aug-2015
List Entry Name:: Chacewater War Memorial
Statutory Address:: The Churchyard, The Church of St Paul, Church Hill, Chacewater, Cornwall, TR4 8PZ

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1428248
Date first listed:: 06-Aug-2015
List Entry Name:: Chacewater War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: The Churchyard, The Church of St Paul, Church Hill, Chacewater, Cornwall, TR4 8PZ

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: The Churchyard, The Church of St Paul, Church Hill, Chacewater, Cornwall, TR4 8PZ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Chacewater
National Grid Reference:: SW7507844084

Summary

First World War memorial, 1920.

Reasons for Designation

Chacewater War Memorial, situated in the churchyard of the church of St Paul, Chacewater, 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 made in the First World War; * Group Value: with the lychgate and the church of St Paul, both Grade II-listed.

History

Chacewater War Memorial was unveiled on 13 June 1920. It commemorates the men of Chacewater who fell in the First World War and was paid for by public subscription.

Details

The memorial stands on the east edge of the path leading from the lychgate (Grade II) to the tower of the church of St Paul (Grade II), Chacewater. Made of rough-hewn granite, it comprises a plain wheel-head cross on a tapering shaft. That stands on a rectangular plinth, raised on one shallow step. The memorial is enclosed by a square granite kerb that features four low corner pylons, connected by metal rails.

The main inscription is carved on the foot of the shaft, on the front face: IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THOSE/ WHO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The 30 commemorated names are carved into the front face of the plinth, grouped by regiment, corps and ship. Below the names is carved “HE THAT LOSETH HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE, SHALL FIND IT”. The carved letters are painted with black enamel.

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, 13 December 2016.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 13/12/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/135963
War Memorials Register, accessed 13/12/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/26069
Other
“Chacewater and Blackwater, War Memorial”, West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser, 10 June 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.