Morton War Memorial
Churchyard of St Philip and St James, Morton, Oswesty, SY10 8AJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1435173
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Morton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Philip and St James, Morton, Oswesty, SY10 8AJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1435173
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Morton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Philip and St James, Morton, Oswesty, SY10 8AJ
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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 St Philip and St James, Morton, Oswesty, SY10 8AJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Llanyblodwel
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ2909324615
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Morton War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Philip and St James, 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 simple yet dignified memorial obelisk.
History
Morton War Memorial was funded on the basis of public subscriptions. The memorial was erected in 1920 by Lorenza Lewis, for the cost of £161.10s. It was unveiled on the 15 August 1920 by Major Parker Leighton and dedicated by the Bishop of Lichfield, commemorating 20 local servicemen who had died during the First World War.
Funds were raised again in 1922 to provide the kerbing, concreting and chippings. Following the Second World War a further inscription, commemorating two men who died in that conflict, was added. In 2014 a project of repair and conservation was undertaken.
Details
MATERIALS: Cornish silver grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: The memorial is located within the grounds of St Philip and St James churchyard, to the west of the church. It consists of a granite obelisk, square on plan, surmounting a tapering plinth raised on a two-stepped base. Around the base of the memorial is a low, square, kerb filled with chippings.
The plinth has a leaded inscription on its east face which reads PRO PATRIA/ IN HONOUR AND MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ AUG 4TH 1914 – NOV 11TH 1918/ “THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE”. On the other faces of the plinth are listed 20 names grouped by the year of death and the later dedication reading 1939 – 1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF/ THE SUN, AND IN THE/ MORNING WE WILL/ REMEMBER THEM/ (2 NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 18/04/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/13947
War Memorials Online, accessed 18/04/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/182505
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase - Morton, accessed 18/04/2016 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1237
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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