Alderman's Green War Memorial
Alderman's Green Free Methodist Church, Alderman's Green Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV2 1PP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434933
- Date first listed:
- 13-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Alderman's Green War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Alderman's Green Free Methodist Church, Alderman's Green Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV2 1PP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434933
- Date first listed:
- 13-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Alderman's Green War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Alderman's Green Free Methodist Church, Alderman's Green Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV2 1PP
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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:
- Alderman's Green Free Methodist Church, Alderman's Green Road, Coventry, Warwickshire, CV2 1PP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Coventry (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP3591483251
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920.
Reasons for Designation
Alderman’s Green War Memorial, which stands in front of the Alderman’s Green Free Methodists’ 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 First World War;
* Architectural interest: a well-executed memorial combining elements from the medieval and Classical styles;
* Degree of survival: unusually the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent.
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 Alderman’s Green. This memorial was commissioned by the Alderman’s Green Soldiers and Sailors Society, to commemorate the First World War service of 115 local men, 11 of whom died. It was unveiled by the Mayor, WH Grant, in November 1920.
Details
The memorial stands in front of Alderman’s Green Free Methodists’ church, overlooking the main road. It comprises a tall dark stone monument with a cross fleury rising from a tapering octagonal shaft. That stands on the pedimented cornice of a tall pedestal, square on plan. The pedestal stands on a two-stepped base.
The corners of the pedestal are carved in the form of columns whose abacus support the pedimented cornice of the pedestal. Each side of the pedestal bears a red stone plaque. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face reads THIS MONUMENT/ IS ERECTED/ BY THE ALDERMAN’S GREEN/ SOLDIERS & SAILORS SOCIETY/ IN HONOUR OF THOSE/ WHO SERVED IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ (11 NAMES). The plaques to the remaining three sides all begin THE MEN WHO SERVED and record the names of those servicemen who returned.
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, 25 July 2017.
Sources
Websites
The Conventry Society, Coventry War Memorials, accessed 6 April 2016 from http://www.coventrysociety.org.uk/heritage-and-history/coventry-war-memorials/church-memorials.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 18 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/223744
War Memorials Register, accessed 25 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72755
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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