Bradwell-on-Sea War Memorial
Churchyard of St Thomas' Church, High Street, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, CM0 7QN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430630
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Bradwell-on-Sea War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Thomas' Church, High Street, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, CM0 7QN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430630
- Date first listed:
- 04-Nov-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Bradwell-on-Sea War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Thomas' Church, High Street, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, CM0 7QN
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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:
- Churchyard of St Thomas' Church, High Street, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, CM0 7QN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Maldon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Bradwell-on-Sea
- National Grid Reference:
- TM0040006831
Summary
First World War memorial.
Reasons for Designation
Bradwell-on-Sea War Memorial, situated in the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas, 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 First World War;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed church of St Thomas.
History
Bradwell-on-Sea's war memorial obelisk was donated by Clement Parker (1864-1923) of Peakes Farm, Bradwell-on-Sea. It commemorates not only the local servicemen who died fighting during the First World War, but all those who served. A marble plaque inside the church commemorates the fallen servicemen of both the First and the Second World War, and a civilian, Joan Baker, who died as a result of enemy action during the Second World War. The obelisk was conserved in 2012, funded by War Memorials Trust, Bradwell Parish Council and the Parochial Church Council.
Details
The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas (Grade II*-listed). It consists of a simple granite obelisk standing on the cornice of the plinth. The plinth stands on a three-stepped base. The plinth is carved with dedicatory inscriptions in honour of the men of the parish who served during the First World War. On the front (north) face is the inscription MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. The east and west faces bear the names of those 112 who served. Originally, the names of those who died were picked out in red, whilst the other names were 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, 12 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 06/10/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/22479
War Memorials Online, accessed 12 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/101619
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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