Cornholme War Memorial
Vale Baptist Church, Burnley Road, Cornholme, West Yorkshire, OL14 8JY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1429152
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Cornholme War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Vale Baptist Church, Burnley Road, Cornholme, West Yorkshire, OL14 8JY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1429152
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Cornholme War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Vale Baptist Church, Burnley Road, Cornholme, West Yorkshire, OL14 8JY
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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:
- Vale Baptist Church, Burnley Road, Cornholme, West Yorkshire, OL14 8JY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Calderdale (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Todmorden
- National Grid Reference:
- SD9117126215
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Cornholme War Memorial, situated at Vale Baptist Church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reason:
* 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.
History
Cornholme War Memorial was executed by Messrs Hargreaves, monumental masons of Bacup, and was paid for by public subscription. The memorial was raised to commemorate the servicemen from Cornholme Ward who had died fighting during the First World War. It was unveiled on 11 September 1920 by Alderman E Crabtree. Following the end of the Second World War an inscription was added to the base commemorating those who fell in that conflict. Conservation and repair work was carried out in 2014, funded by War Memorials Trust.
Details
The memorial stands in the burial ground of Vale Baptist Church, facing the main road to the north and separated from the pavement by the burial ground’s railings. The tall monument consists of a statue of an Angel of Peace in white marble, with arms outstretched. That stands on plinth of Yorkshire sandstone, which is raised on a square, three-stepped, base. The base stands on a broader, square step within a small, kerbed, pavement.
On the front face of the plinth the principle inscription reads ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN/ OF CORNHOLME WARD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THE CAUSE OF/ FREEDOM/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919. Around the top step of the base a series of inscriptions read “AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN, AND IN/ THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.”, “MAY THEIR REWARD BE AS GREAT/ AS THEIR SACRIFICE” and “TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND,/ IS NOT TO DIE”.
The names of 131 men who fell during the First World War are commemorated on the remaining three faces of the plinth. The legend 1939 – 1945 is carved into the front face of the middle step of the base. The names of 27 men who died during the Second World War are commemorated on the remaining faces of the middle step. All inscriptions are incised and painted black.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 31 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 15/05/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/596
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase - Cornholme, accessed 15/05/2015 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1176
War Memorials Online, accessed 31 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/189116
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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