Belton War Memorial

Junction of High Street and King Edward Street, Belton, Doncaster, DN9 1QN

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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:: 1436425
Date first listed:: 13-Jul-2016
List Entry Name:: Belton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Junction of High Street and King Edward Street, Belton, Doncaster, DN9 1QN

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1436425
Date first listed:: 13-Jul-2016
List Entry Name:: Belton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Junction of High Street and King Edward Street, Belton, Doncaster, DN9 1QN

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:: Junction of High Street and King Edward Street, Belton, Doncaster, DN9 1QN

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

District:: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Belton
National Grid Reference:: SE7853407317

Summary

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

Reasons for Designation

Belton War Memorial, which stands at the junction of King Edward Street and High Street, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a tall and imposing memorial incorporating the figure of a First World War soldier.

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 Belton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial was constructed by Tyas and Guest, Swinton and was unveiled in 1919. The names of the fallen from the Second World War were added at a later date.

In 2013 the memorial was conserved with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.

The firm of Messrs Tyas and Guest were responsible for a number of war memorials, including the Grade II-listed monuments at Stainforth (NHLE 1192765) and Coronation Park, Conisburgh (NHLE 1286420), both of which feature similar statues of soldiers raised on tall, square, columns.

Details

MATERIALS: Limestone statue and plinth, sandstone pillar and iron railings.

DESCRIPTION: The Men of Belton War Memorial is located on the corner of King Edward Street and High Street, Belton. The memorial consists of a carved figure of a First World War soldier with webbing and a rifle, wearing a cap and standing on a stone outcrop. The statue is rising from a square sandstone pillar with incised, painted First World War names and a limestone plinth and stepped base. The inscription on the limestone plinth reads ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF BELTON/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ LEST WE FORGET/ KIPLING. There is a stone carved book mounted onto the lower step with 1939 – 1945 and the names of the fallen from the Second World War engraved into it.

The memorial stands within an area defined by spiked iron railings.

Sources

Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 31/05/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/51620
War Memorials Online, accessed 24 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/135251

Legal

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