Long Melford War Memorial
Churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Church Walk, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434740
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Long Melford War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Church Walk, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434740
- Date first listed:
- 07-Jun-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Long Melford War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Church Walk, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DJ
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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
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of Holy Trinity Church, Church Walk, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9DJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Babergh (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Long Melford
- National Grid Reference:
- TL8650446710
Summary
First World War memorial unveiled in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Long Melford War Memorial, in the churchyard of Holy Trinity 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: an elegant and well-crafted Clipsham stone Latin cross with carved decorative details;
* Group value: with the Church of the Holy Trinity (Grade I), Montgomery House (Grade II), Trinity Hospital (Grade I) and the registered historic garden of Trinity Hospital (registered 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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised at Long Melford as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was designed by F E Howard, an architect who specialised in ecclesiastical furnishings, and built by F J Lindley of North Street, Sudbury. The memorial was unveiled on 10 October 1920 by Major General Sir C D Shute, K.C.B, K.C.M.G. It commemorates the 96 fallen from Long Melford in the First World War.
In 1946 twelve names of the fallen from the Second World War were also added to the memorial along with the dates 1939 - 1945. In 2014 a project was undertaken to clean and repair the memorial.
Details
MATERIALS: Clipsham stone cross.
DESCRIPTION: The war memorial cross is located within the churchyard of the Grade I-listed Holy Trinity Church. It is constructed of Clipsham stone and consists of a Latin cross with shields carved on four sides of the lower shaft representing St Michael, St Nicholas, St George and St Edmund.
The cross rises from an octagonal base which has a moulded cornice. The base bears the principal dedicatory inscription in medieval script which reads: TO COMMEMORATE THOSE WHO HAVE PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY THE PATH OF DUTY AND SELF-SACRIFICE 1914-1919. LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN. There is then a two stepped plinth upon which are engraved the 96 names of the fallen from the First World War. The names of the fallen from the Second World War along with the dates 1939 - 1945 appear on the base of the memorial beneath the principal inscription.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 31 March 2016 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/150975
War Memorials Trust, accessed 31 March 2016 from www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1151
War Memorials Register, accessed 31 March 2016 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4462
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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