St Patrick's Congregation War Memorial, Dipton
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, North Road, Dipton, County Durham, DH9 9BB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430731
- Date first listed:
- 05-Nov-2015
- List Entry Name:
- St Patrick's Congregation War Memorial, Dipton
- Statutory Address:
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, North Road, Dipton, County Durham, DH9 9BB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430731
- Date first listed:
- 05-Nov-2015
- List Entry Name:
- St Patrick's Congregation War Memorial, Dipton
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, North Road, Dipton, County Durham, DH9 9BB
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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:
- St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, North Road, Dipton, County Durham, DH9 9BB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ1610353545
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921.
Reasons for Designation
St Patrick’s Congregation War Memorial, Dipton, situated in the churchyard of St Patrick’s Church, 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;
* Architectural interest: an elegant and well-carved Celtic cross.
History
The memorial was erected in 1921 to commemorate those 51 servicemen who attended St Patrick’s Church, who had died fighting in the First World War. In 1994 the memorial was moved c16m to the south.
Details
The Portland stone memorial is a Celtic cross, standing in the lawn in front of St Patrick’s Church and Presbytery. In the centre of the cross head is the figure of Christ. The front face of the cross arms and the shaft are decorated with intricate interlace patterns carved in relief. The shaft rises from a tapered, square, plinth that stands on a three-stepped, square, base.
The front face of the plinth bears an inscription that reads “I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED/ MY COURSE. I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH”./ II TIMOTHY IV.7/ OF YOUR CHARITY PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF/ FIFTY ONE MEN OF ST PATRICK’S CONGREGATION/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914 – 1919. The commemorated names are listed alphabetically on the rear of the cross shaft.
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, 7 February 2017.
Sources
Websites
North East War Memorials Project website, Dipton, accessed 09/10/2015 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6999
War Memorials Register, accessed 18/05/2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/52162
War Memorials Online, accessed 7 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/73245
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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