King's Sutton War Memorial

The Square, King's Sutton, Northamptonshire, OX17 3RQ

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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:: 1437781
Date first listed:: 02-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: King's Sutton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: The Square, King's Sutton, Northamptonshire, OX17 3RQ

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1437781
Date first listed:: 02-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: King's Sutton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: The Square, King's Sutton, Northamptonshire, OX17 3RQ

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:: The Square, King's Sutton, Northamptonshire, OX17 3RQ

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

District:: West Northamptonshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Kings Sutton
National Grid Reference:: SP4979536093

Summary

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

Reasons for Designation

King’s Sutton War Memorial, which stands on The Square, 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 simple Classical obelisk; * Group value: with the Church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade I), The Courthouse (Grade II*), and a number of Grade II-listed buildings around The Square.

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 King’s Sutton 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 and subsequent conflicts.

The memorial commemorates 22 local servicemen who died during the First World War. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the ten who died in that conflict. The memorial was dedicated in 1919 with a re-dedication taking place in 2009 when the memorial was moved from the cemetery outside the village to the green, in front of the parish church. In 2014 the memorial was cleaned with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.

Details

MATERIALS: granite obelisk.

DESCRIPTION: the pale grey granite war memorial is located at The Square, in close proximity to the Church of St Peter and St Paul (Grade I), The Courthouse (Grade II*) and a number of other buildings listed at Grade II around The Square. It consists of a square base surmounted by a tapering plinth and an obelisk, square on plan.

The inscriptions are in lead lettering around the base and plinth. The main dedicatory inscription reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN THE GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE HEROIC MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945/ REST IN PEACE.

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, 17 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 17 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/152212
War Memorials Register, accessed 15/07/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/15075
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase, accessed 15/07/2016 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1132

Legal

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