Eastgate War Memorial
Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Eastgate, County Durham, DL13 2JB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434063
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Eastgate War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Eastgate, County Durham, DL13 2JB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434063
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Eastgate War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Eastgate, County Durham, DL13 2JB
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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 All Saints' Church, Eastgate, County Durham, DL13 2JB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stanhope
- National Grid Reference:
- NY9530838850
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Eastgate War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of All Saints' 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;
* Architectural interest: a modest yet poignant war memorial employing traditional motifs.
History
Eastgate War Memorial was unveiled in April 1920 by JA Hildyard of Horsley Hall, and dedicated by Canon Crudace, vicar of the parish church. The memorial commemorates not only those local servicemen who died during the First World War, but all who served. Following the Second World War, the name of one man who died in that conflict was added.
Details
The granite memorial stands in the churchyard of All Saints church. It comprises a small wheel-head cross standing on a tall pedestal, rectangular on plan. The pedestal stands on a plain rectangular base. The east face of the pedestal is inscribed OUR FALLEN HEROES above a plain Latin cross, with on a plaque below the names of the four servicemen who died during the First World War. The inscription concludes WORLD WAR 1939-45/ (1 NAME)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
The west face of the pedestal has a small rectangular plaque at the top reading MEN WHO SERVED IN/ THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919, below which is a shield-shaped plaque recording 18 names. The final inscription reads WHO STANDS IF FREEDOM FALL,/ WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVES?
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, accessed 26/04/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7153
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/10405
War Memorials Online, accessed 7 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/232960
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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