Cold Higham War Memorial
Churchyard of St Luke's Church, Banbury Lane, Cold Higham, Northamptonshire, NN12 8LR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1432913
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Cold Higham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Luke's Church, Banbury Lane, Cold Higham, Northamptonshire, NN12 8LR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1432913
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Cold Higham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Luke's Church, Banbury Lane, Cold Higham, Northamptonshire, NN12 8LR
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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:
- Churchyard of St Luke's Church, Banbury Lane, Cold Higham, Northamptonshire, NN12 8LR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cold Higham
- National Grid Reference:
- SP6627953484
Summary
First World War memorial. Erected c1920.
Reasons for Designation
Cold Higham War Memorial, within the churchyard of St Luke’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 conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed Church of St Luke and a listed cross-base and headstone (Grade II).
History
The memorial to 11 men and one woman of Cold Higham who fell in the First World War was presumably erected c1920 like most English war memorials. Following the Second World War, a tablet was added to commemorate those who fell in that conflict. Damage to the cross head and shaft was repaired in 2015 with a grant from South Northamptonshire District Council, and the Second World War tablet was replaced. The memorial was re-dedicated on 8 November that year.
Details
Cold Higham’s war memorial cross, c2m high in a brown sandstone, stands just within the churchyard of the church of St Luke’s (Grade II*). The plain Latin cross, octagonal in section with a moulded foot, rises from the short octagonal shaft. The square plinth, which has a shallow out-sailing cap, is inscribed IN MEMORY OF THOSE/ FROM THIS PARISH WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918. The names of the 12 fallen appear on the other three sides. The sloping tablet added to the top of the plinth commemorating those who fell in the Second World War reads SECOND WORLD/ WAR 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
Cold Higham Parish website, accessed 20/01/2016 from http://coldhigham.org.uk/war-memorial-repaired/
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/14962
War Memorials Online, accessed 17 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/220878
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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