Aycliffe War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Church Lane, Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6JY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433531
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Aycliffe War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Church Lane, Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6JY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433531
- Date first listed:
- 31-Mar-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Aycliffe War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Church Lane, Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6JY
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.
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 the Church of St Andrew, Church Lane, Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6JY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Aycliffe
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ2832922168
Summary
First World War memorial, 1922, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Aycliffe War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, 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 the Church of St Andrew (Grade I).
History
Aycliffe War Memorial was unveiled on 11 October 1922 by Sir J K Trotter KCB, of Aislaby Lodge, Sleights, and dedicated by the Venerable P S Derry, Archdeacon of Auckland. Trotter was the son of the late Reverend T L Trotter who had been Rector at Great Stainton, a nearby village, for fifty years. Paid for by public subscription, it was made by Mr W T Jones of Durham at a cost of £120. It commemorates 13 local servicemen who died during the First World War. Following the Second World War a further dedication was added, commemorating the nine who died in that conflict.
Details
The c 4m tall stone memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew (Grade I), close to the east end of the church. It comprises a cross of St Andrew fleury rising from an octagonal shaft. That stands on a low, square, pedestal with broached corners. The pedestal stands on a small octagonal step that is raised on a low square base.
The north face of the pedestal bears a bronze plaque reading TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF/ (13 NAMES)/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18. To the west face a similar plaque reads TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF/ (9 NAMES)/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1939 – 1945.
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, 7 February 2017.
Sources
Websites
North East War Memorials Project - Aycliffe, accessed 15/02/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=6286
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/10300
War Memorials Online, accessed 7 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/231006
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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