War Memorial, Church of St Thomas the Apostle
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433592
- Date first listed:
- 07-Apr-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial, Church of St Thomas the Apostle
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1433592
- Date first listed:
- 07-Apr-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War Memorial, Church of St Thomas the Apostle
- Location Description:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Thomas the Apostle, Pear Tree Road, Derby.
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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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Derby (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SK3530334362
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled c 1920, with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial in the churchyard of St Thomas the Apostle, Derby, unveiled c 1920, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design interest: as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial which takes the form of a Latin cross;
* Group value: through proximity with the Church of St Thomas the Apostle (listed Grade II).
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. One such memorial was erected in St Thomas's churchyard in the Pear Tree area of Derby to commemorate the 166 men of the church and parish who died during the conflict. Following the Second World War the names of 12 local men who fought and died during this conflict were added to the memorial.
Details
First World War memorial, unveiled c 1920, with Second World War additions.
MATERIALS: of sandstone.
PLAN: it is square on plan.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Thomas, c 4m to the north-west of the nave. It takes the form of a simple Latin cross and comprises a two-step base, a cruciform plinth with gabled caps and a tall shaft which tapers in octagonal section to Latin cross head set above a moulded knop. A plaque on the north-west face of the plinth is inscribed with the First World War dedication and reads 'TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND / IN MEMORY / OF / THE MEN FROM THIS / CHURCH AND PARISH, / WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918. / DYING, AND BEHOLD WE LIVE'. Plaques on the remaining faces bear the names of the men who died, listed in alphabetical order. One of the name plaques has been removed following damage and is now stored in the church. The plaque on the south-east face commemorates those who died in the Second World War.
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, 26 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 17 February 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19072
War Memorials Online, accessed 26 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/146932
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(s) is/are 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 two-step base, cruciform plinth and shaft with Latin cross head) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.
Map
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