Summary
First World War memorial with additions for the Second World War commemorating the men from Langtoft who died in those conflicts
Reasons for Designation
Langtoft War Memorial, located in the churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
Langtoft War Memorial was constructed by John Thomas Plowright, a local monumental mason, to commemorate the eight men from Langtoft who died in the First World War. The date it was erected is not recorded. Four names were added after the Second World War; details of all twelve are recorded in the Lincolnshire Roll of Honour.
Details
The war memorial in Langtoft is located within the churchyard of the church of St Michael and All Saints; it is made of stone, and is set to the left of the path from the gate to the south door of the church, standing amongst gravestones at the top of the bank that slopes away from the path. It consists of a cross of rectangular section, on the east face of which is a sheaf of branches which spreads along the arms of the cross, and is tied by a bow below them. Above the sheaf is a medal, also in the form of a cross. The cross shaft rises from a three tier stepped plinth, which stands on a square concrete base surrounded by a chain-link fence with metal stanchions. The chain fencing also flanks the concrete steps that descend from the memorial to the churchyard path.
Sources
Books and journals Websites http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lincolnshire/Langtoft.html http://www.lincstothepast.com/MemorialDetails.aspx?objectid=1580346 https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/210172 http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3734
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
The listed building is shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map: a square shaft rising from a three tier square plinth, and steps descending from the memorial to the churchyard path) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.
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