Blisworth War Memorial
The churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, High Street, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, NN7 3BX
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1432789
- Date first listed:
- 17-Feb-2016
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, High Street, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, NN7 3BX
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1432789
- Date first listed:
- 17-Feb-2016
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, High Street, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, NN7 3BX
Location
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, High Street, Blisworth, Northamptonshire, NN7 3BX
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Blisworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SP7254553418
Summary
First World War memorial, 1919, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Blisworth War Memorial, in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, 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;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed Church of St John the Baptist and a number of designated churchyard memorials.
History
The memorial to the men of Blisworth who fell in the First World War was paid for by John Griffith in gratitude for the safe return of his two sons. It was unveiled by the Rector, Reverend W W Colley, on Easter Sunday, 20 April 1919, at the evening service when two marble tablets inside the church were also dedicated. Following the Second World War an inscription was added to commemorate those who died in that conflict.
Details
Blisworth War Memorial stands close to the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*). In Portland stone, it is a simple 3m high cross with IHS carved within the cross head. The stepped, three-stage, plinth is inscribed on the east faces TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS (23 NAMES). The north face of the middle stage is inscribed 1939 – 1945/ (2 NAMES).
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
Blisworth Heritage Society, accessed 15/10/2015 from http://www.blisworthheritage.org.uk/history%2030.htm
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/15062
War Memorials Online, accessed 17 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/184000
Other
“Blisworth. Parish Church Memorials.”, Northampton Mercury, 25 April 1919, p5
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