St Enoder War Memorial
Old Cemetery, Adjacent to St Enoder Church, Narrow Lane, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5DF
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1435653
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-2016
- List Entry Name:
- St Enoder War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Old Cemetery, Adjacent to St Enoder Church, Narrow Lane, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5DF
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1435653
- Date first listed:
- 30-Aug-2016
- List Entry Name:
- St Enoder War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Old Cemetery, Adjacent to St Enoder Church, Narrow Lane, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5DF
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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:
- Old Cemetery, Adjacent to St Enoder Church, Narrow Lane, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5DF
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Enoder
- National Grid Reference:
- SW8915156992
Summary
A Celtic cross war memorial of 1919.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial at St Enoder, Cornwall is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it has made during the First World War;
* Architectural interest: a well-crafted cross design in dressed granite stone with carved Celtic designs;
* Intactness: the structure is unaltered;
* Group value: with the historic village, including the Parish Church of St Enoder (listed Grade I).
History
The war memorial to the parishioners of St Enoder who died in the First World War was erected in 1919. It stands in the graveyard to the west of the parish church. The names of the fallen in the Second World War were added to the memorial at a later date. It was restored in 2015/16.
Details
A war memorial cross of 1919.
MATERIALS: constructed of granite stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is a freestanding wheel cross on a sloping octagonal platform surrounded by eight granite posts joined with a metal chain. The memorial has a square single-stepped base surmounted by a tapered plinth, tapered shaft and Celtic cross with a knotwork design to its front face.
The plinth and base are inscribed. Front face: THIS/ MEMORIAL/ WAS ERECTED A.D. 1919/ BY THE PARISHIONERS OF S. ENODER/ IN HONOUR AND PIOUS MEMORY/ OF THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED/ BENEATH IN ORDER AS THEY DIED/ (NAMES). Rear face: 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 05/05/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/50878
War Memorials Online, accessed 05/05/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/74453
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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