St Andrew the Great War Memorial, Cambridge
St. Andrew The Great Church, St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434610
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- St Andrew the Great War Memorial, Cambridge
- Statutory Address:
- St. Andrew The Great Church, St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434610
- Date first listed:
- 09-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- St Andrew the Great War Memorial, Cambridge
- Statutory Address 1:
- St. Andrew The Great Church, St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX
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:
- St. Andrew The Great Church, St. Andrews Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- Cambridge (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL4508358446
Summary
First World War memorial.
Reasons for Designation
St Andrew the Great War Memorial 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 community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: as an elegant and well-proportioned stone obelisk and plinth with decorative details;
* Group value: with the Church of St Andrew the Great, listed at Grade II, and Christ's College, listed at Grade I.
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 raised at St Andrew the Great Church, Cambridge as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First World War. It commemorates 37 local servicemen who died during the First World War.
In 2014 the stone obelisk was reinstated having been removed approximately 10 years earlier.
Details
St Andrew the Great war memorial is located in the churchyard. The memorial is formed of a three stepped stone base, plinth and hexagonal obelisk. There is a wreath in relief at the front of the plinth, and the inscriptions are incised around the other sides. The memorial commemorates the fallen of the First World War and the inscription on the memorial reads: REMEMBER/ THE BRAVE MEN/ OF ST ANDREW/ THE GREAT/ WHO FOUGHT AND/ DIED FOR/ GOD KING AND/ COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Trust, accessed 22 March 2016 from www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1108
War Memorials Register, accessed 22 March 2016 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/12919
War Memorials Online, accessed 22 March 2016 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/110856
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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