Yardley Wood War Memorial

The churchyard, Christ Church, 153 School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4EP

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Overview

First World War memorial, 1922, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1433113
Date first listed:: 01-Mar-2016
List Entry Name:: Yardley Wood War Memorial
Statutory Address:: The churchyard, Christ Church, 153 School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4EP

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1433113
Date first listed:: 01-Mar-2016
List Entry Name:: Yardley Wood War Memorial
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: The churchyard, Christ Church, 153 School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4EP

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: The churchyard, Christ Church, 153 School Road, Yardley Wood, Birmingham, B14 4EP

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Birmingham (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SP0926779502

Summary

First World War memorial, 1922, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Yardley Wood War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of Christ 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 this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Group value: with Christ Church, including lychgate and boundary wall (Grade II).

History

Yardley Wood War Memorial was dedicated on 18 June 1922 (erected through donations from the congregation), commemorating the service of parishioners during the First World War. Inscriptions were added to mark the Second World War. The memorial was re-dedicated in 1986.

Details

The memorial stands in the churchyard of Christ Church to the west of the church. It comprises a stone Latin cross with a tall stone shaft set on a stone plinth. The whole stands on a three-stepped base raised on a mound. The plinth has four slate tablets, one on each side. A fifth slate tablet is located to the northern face of the base, inset into two steps on this side of the mound.

(north face) TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS/ CHURCH AND PARISH WHO FELL/ IN TWO WORLD WARS./ THEY WERE HONOURED IN THEIR/ GENERATION AND WERE THE GLORY/ OF THEIR TIME, THEIR OFFERING OF/ SUPREME SACRIFICE/ REMAINS AN ABIDING INFLUENCE TO/ THE WORLD’S GOOD

(west face) IS IT NOTHING TO YOU,/ ALL YE THAT PASS BY?

(east face) GREATER LOVE HATH NO/ MAN THAN THIS. THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS

(south face) THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ WORLD WAR TWO/ 1939 - 1945.

The fifth tablet placed on the base bears an inscription in black painted letters reading WE WORSHIPPERS AND PARISHIONERS/ OF YARDLEY WOOD ASK FOR THE CHURCH'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE MEMORIAL/ WITHIN THE CHURCHYARD BOUNDS/ WITH THE SOLEMN CHARGE THAT UNDER/ THE GUARDIANSHIP OF THE CHURCH/ IT SHALL BE PRESERVED FOREVER./ DEDICATED JUNE 18TH 1922. A little slate tablet attached on the bottom of the tablet reads DEDICATED 1922/ RE-DEDICATED 1986.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 18 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 18 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/189533
War Memorials Register, accessed 29/01/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/52144

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.