Doddington War Memorial

Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Doddington, Shropshire, DY14 0HL

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A churchyard First World War memorial of 1921, which takes the form of a stone Celtic cross. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1437261
Date first listed:: 07-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Doddington War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Doddington, Shropshire, DY14 0HL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1437261
Date first listed:: 07-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Doddington War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Doddington, Shropshire, DY14 0HL

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Doddington, Shropshire, DY14 0HL

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

District:: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Hopton Wafers
National Grid Reference:: SO6157476157

Summary

A churchyard First World War memorial of 1921, which takes the form of a stone Celtic cross.

Reasons for Designation

Doddington War Memorial, Shropshire 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 First World War; * Architectural interest: as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a rough-hewn, Celtic cross; * Group value: with the Church of St John, Doddington (Grade II).

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. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead, which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Doddington, Shropshire as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

The monument was unveiled by Mrs R Lee-Roberts and dedicated by the Bishop of Hereford in a ceremony on 5 March 1921.

Details

A churchyard First World War memorial of 1921.

MATERIALS & PLAN: a wheel-head cross of rough-hewn limestone with a tapered shaft, set on a tapered plinth upon a two-stepped base. The cross faces south towards the road.

The cross has a Celtic outline and both it and the relatively short shaft are carved from one piece of stone. The deep plinth is tapered and bears the following inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY / OF THE FOLLOWING MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND - WE FOR ENGLAND DIED. The two steps of the base have chamfered tops.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 23 November 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253621
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/13791

Legal

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