War memorial in St Werburg's churchyard
Church of St Werburg's churchyard, Bent Lane, Warburton, Greater Manchester, WA13 9TQ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431681
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial in St Werburg's churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Werburg's churchyard, Bent Lane, Warburton, Greater Manchester, WA13 9TQ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431681
- Date first listed:
- 18-Feb-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial in St Werburg's churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Werburg's churchyard, Bent Lane, Warburton, Greater Manchester, WA13 9TQ
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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:
- Church of St Werburg's churchyard, Bent Lane, Warburton, Greater Manchester, WA13 9TQ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Trafford (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Warburton
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ7046089148
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with the names of those lost during the Second World War added later.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial in St Werburg's churchyard, Warburton is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: it has strong cultural and historic significance within both a local and national context, and it is an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: it has strong group value with the adjacent St Werburg's Church and Church House, which are both listed at Grade II
History
The war memorial in St Werburg's churchyard was unveiled by Lt Col Ridgway on 28 May 1920. The identity of the sculptor is not known.
Details
First World War memorial, 1920, with the names of those lost during the Second World War added later. Aberdeen granite, simple Celtic cross-style design.
The war memorial is aligned with the centre of St Werburg Church's west window and is set upon a square plinth with a tapering square base with relief lettering to the front (west) face that reads 'FOR GOD, FOR KING, FOR COUNTRY' with the names, rank and regiment of 10 men who died. At the bottom of the base is further relief lettering that reads 'THEY WHOM THIS CROSS COMMEMORATES WERE AMONG/ THOSE WHO IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919 ENDURED/ HARDNESS, FACED DANGER AND PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT/ OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF SACRIFICE/ THEIR NAME LIVETH EVERMORE/ ECCLESIASTICUS C44V14'. The south face has '1939 - 1945' in relief numerals, along with the name, rank and regiment of three men who died in relief lettering. Above the base is a simple Celtic-style cross.
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, 30 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 30 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/45322
War Memorials Online, accessed 30 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/199206
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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