Bilsby War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church, Alford Road, Bilsby, Lincolnshire, LN13 9PY

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First World War memorial, 1919, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1435370
Date first listed:: 06-Jun-2016
List Entry Name:: Bilsby War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Holy Trinity Church, Alford Road, Bilsby, Lincolnshire, LN13 9PY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1435370
Date first listed:: 06-Jun-2016
List Entry Name:: Bilsby War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Holy Trinity Church, Alford Road, Bilsby, Lincolnshire, LN13 9PY

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Holy Trinity Church, Alford Road, Bilsby, Lincolnshire, LN13 9PY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Lincolnshire
District:: East Lindsey (District Authority)
Parish:: Bilsby
National Grid Reference:: TF4666376712

Summary

First World War memorial, 1919, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Bilsby War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Trinity, 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 well-proportioned memorial in the form of a broken column; * Group value: with the Church of the Holy Trinity (Grade II*) and the scheduled and Grade II-listed Churchyard Cross.

History

Bilsby War Memorial was dedicated on 26 October 1919, commemorating six local servicemen and one nurse who died during the First World War. It was the work of local memorial mason George Frederick Skinner of Alford, and cost £88. It was unveiled by Mr William Allis JP, a local farmer, following a special service at the church. A further name was added to the memorial following the Second World War, bringing the total names inscribed on the memorial to eight.

Details

The memorial is located to the east of the Church of the Holy Trinity (Grade II*-listed), to the north of the path and facing south-east towards the road. It is made of Cornish Granite and takes the form of a broken column, symbolizing lives cut short. The memorial stands on a concrete platform and consists of a square two-stepped base, the upper step of which is rough-hewn, surmounted by a square tapering plinth from which the circular column rises.

The plinth is inscribed on three sides in black lettering. On the south-east face the inscription reads THIS MEMORIAL/ TO/ THE BILSBY MEN/THAT FELL IN THE WAR OF 1914-18/ WAS ERECTED/ BY THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS/ 1919./ WITH GRATITUDE THAT CANNOT MATCH THE FAME/ OF THESE OUR HEROES READ EACH HONOURED NAME/ HELPED BY THE SKILL AND VALOUR OF THE SLAIN/ ’TIS OURS TO SEE THEY DID NOT DIE IN VAIN.

On the south-west face, beneath the seven names of those who died in the First World War is inscribed RIP. On the north-east face is one additional name, added after the Second World War, with the inscription 1939-1945/ MAKE THEM TO BE NUMBERED/ WITH THY SAINTS.

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, 23 January 2017.

Sources

Books and journals
Credland, M, The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire, (2014), 13, 50
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/207641
War Memorials Register, accessed 25/03/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/48806

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.