War memorial at the Church of St Mary
St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 9ES
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431826
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial at the Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 9ES
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1431826
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial at the Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 9ES
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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 Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 9ES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Hackney (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ3285486408
Summary
First World War memorial. Erected 1920.
Reasons for Designation
The First World War Memorial at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington, erected in 1920, 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;
* Design: an elegant Latin stone cross set upon a tapering shaft, octagonal plinth decorated with laurel wreaths and octagonal base;
* Group value: it stands alongside the Grade II* listed Church of St Mary, and adjacent to the Grade II* listed old church and Grade II registered Clissold Park.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw a huge wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was erected in 1920 to the design of Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott to commemorate residents of Stoke Newington who died during the conflict. The memorial was dedicated during a ceremony attended by the Bishop of London on 11th October 1920. Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott, who was grandson of Sir George Gilbert Scott, also designed memorials at Speldhurst (Kent), Little Kimble (Bucks) and West Derby (Merseyside).
Details
First World War memorial. Erected 1920.
MATERIALS: carved from limestone.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands within the churchyard to the north-west of St Mary’s Church. It comprises a Latin stone cross rising from a tapering chamfered shaft c.3m high. At the centre of the cross are the letters: HIS; denoting the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus. The base of the shaft is supported by four small gabled buttresses on each side and stands on a moulded octagonal plinth 1.1m high, and octagonal base 0.4m high. There are laurel wreaths set in recessed panels on four sides of the plinth and inscriptions to three sides. On the east side is inscription: THIS CROSS IS/ DEDICATED/ TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD AND IN/ MEMORY OF THE/ MEN FROM THIS/ PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The base beneath it is inscribed: AND IN THE WAR OF/ 1939-1945/. The inscriptions on the north and east sides are no longer legible. However, the former is recorded as: GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOEVER BELIEVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE. The latter is recorded as: I SENT YOU OUT WITH MOURNING AND WEEPING BUT GOD WILL GIVE YOU TO ME AGAIN WITH JOY AND GLADNESS FOR EVER. There are four sets of inset double steps in the base, which is formed of three courses of ashlar, the top course of which forms a moulded cornice.
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, 10 February 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 14 November 2015 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/11942
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/220300
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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