Stanwick War Memorial
The churchyard of St Laurence's Church, Church Street, Stanwick, Northamptonshire, NN9 6PS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430863
- Date first listed:
- 25-Nov-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Stanwick War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard of St Laurence's Church, Church Street, Stanwick, Northamptonshire, NN9 6PS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1430863
- Date first listed:
- 25-Nov-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Stanwick War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard of St Laurence's Church, Church Street, Stanwick, Northamptonshire, NN9 6PS
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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:
- The churchyard of St Laurence's Church, Church Street, Stanwick, Northamptonshire, NN9 6PS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stanwick
- National Grid Reference:
- SP9800671414
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Stanwick War Memorial, standing in the churchyard of the Church of St Laurence, 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;
* Architectural interest: an elegant cross in the medieval style;
* Group value: with the Grade I-listed Church of St Laurence.
History
Stanwick War Memorial was unveiled and dedicated by Colonel Pratt, lord of the manor, on 8 May 1921. The memorial commemorates 36 local servicemen who died during the First World War. Following the Second World War, names were added to commemorate those 14 who had died during that conflict.
Details
The war memorial stands in the southern part of the churchyard of the church of St Laurence (Grade I). Overall c5m tall and of sandstone, it comprises a Latin cross (with crown of thorns to centre) on a tapering octagonal shaft. That is set on a small square plinth, itself standing on a stepped, four-stage octagonal base (the lowest stage of concrete).
On the front of the plinth is inscribed in raised lettering THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ THEIR NAME SHALL LIVE/ FOR EVER MORE. 1939 – 1945 has been added in the same style beneath, on the moulded foot of the base of the plinth. The names of the fallen from the First World War are recorded on the side panels, with the names of those lost in the Second World War running around the moulded foot.
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, 17 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
Rushden Research Group, Stanwick Church and War Memorial, accessed 07/07/2015 from http://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/Villages/Stanwick/stanwick-warmemorial.html
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/14927
War Memorials Online, accessed 17 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/211374
Other
“County Notes”, The Northampton Mercury, 13 May 1921, p4
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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