Bempton War Memorial
The churchyard of the church of St Michael, Church Street, Bempton, East Yorkshire, YO15 1HL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430548
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Bempton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard of the church of St Michael, Church Street, Bempton, East Yorkshire, YO15 1HL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430548
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Bempton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard of the church of St Michael, Church Street, Bempton, East Yorkshire, YO15 1HL
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:
- The churchyard of the church of St Michael, Church Street, Bempton, East Yorkshire, YO15 1HL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bempton
- National Grid Reference:
- TA1909172066
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with additions for later conflicts.
Reasons for Designation
Bempton War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the church of St Michael, 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;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed church of St Michael.
History
A faculty for Bempton War Memorial was granted in December 1919. It was designed by Mr J Bilton of Hull. Paid for by public subscription, it was unveiled by the vicar, Reverend JM Mawson, on 16 January 1920 and dedicated by Reverend Francis Gurdon, Bishop of Hull.
Following the end of the Second World War an inscription was added to the base of the memorial commemorating those who fell in that conflict. A further inscription was added to the base, dedicated to a soldier who lost his life during the Korean War. Three names were added to the memorial in 2014, funded by War Memorials Trust.
Details
The war memorial stands prominently within the churchyard of the Grade II*-listed church of St Michael. It comprises a 5m tall stone cross. The cross-head carries a central rose to the front and rear whilst the arms bear other decorative motifs, and is set on an octagonal shaft rising from a pedimented square plinth set on a simple square base.
The front (south) face of the plinth carries the inscription IN GRATITUDE/ TO THE MEN OF BEMPTON AND BUCKTON/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ (10 NAMES)/ GOD AND THEIR COUNTRY CALLED THEM/ BUT THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE. The east face of the plinth is inscribed 1939 – 1945./ (2 NAMES)/ KOREAN CONFLICT. 1950 – 1953./ (1 NAME)/ (3 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, 1 February 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase - Bempton, accessed 15/05/2015 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1093
War Memorials Register, accessed 1 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/35830
War Memorials Online, accessed 1 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/88594
Other
"Bempton", Hull Daily Mail, 13 January 1920, p6
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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