Gislingham War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Gislingham, Suffolk, IP23 8HP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1435181
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Gislingham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Gislingham, Suffolk, IP23 8HP
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1435181
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Gislingham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Gislingham, Suffolk, IP23 8HP
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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 the Church of St Mary, Gislingham, Suffolk, IP23 8HP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gislingham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM0760671805
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Gislingham War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, 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;
* Group value: with the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed).
History
Gislingham War Memorial was erected by Messrs Corley and Sons and unveiled on 2 May 1920 by Brigadier General Lord Playfair CVO. It commemorates the 17 local men who fell during the First World War with one name for the Second World War being added at a later date. In 2014 the war memorial was cleaned with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
Details
MATERIALS: Limestone.
DESCRIPTION: Gislingham War Memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed), to the north-west of the church tower. The memorial is composed of a three-stepped base, tall plinth, and a wheel-head cross. Crossed flags are carved in low relief to the front face of centre of the wheel-head. The inscriptions are incised and painted black.
The First World War dedication is located on the front face of the plinth and reads IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 TO 1918 / (17 NAMES). On the top step below this is an inscription which reads GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 13 January 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 18/04/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4760
War Memorials Online, accessed 13 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/155989
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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