Hawthorn War Memorial

Churchyard of St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Hawthorn Village, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8SG

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Overview

First World War memorial, 1922, 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:: 1438068
Date first listed:: 15-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Hawthorn War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Hawthorn Village, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8SG

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438068
Date first listed:: 15-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Hawthorn War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Hawthorn Village, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8SG

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:: Churchyard of St Michael's and All Angels' Church, Hawthorn Village, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8SG

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

District:: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Hawthorn
National Grid Reference:: NZ4187545610

Summary

First World War memorial, 1922, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Hawthorn War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of St Michael’s and All Angels’ Church, 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 yet poignant memorial cross.

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: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Hawthorn 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 memorial was unveiled in October 1922 by JSG Pemberton and dedicated by the Bishop of Durham. It commemorates those local servicemen who died in both the First and also the Second World War and now records nine names in total.

Details

The memorial stands to one side of the churchyard path, to the north-east of St Michael’s and All Angels’ Church (not listed). It takes the form of a stone wheel-head cross, c3m tall. The cross shaft rises from a tapering pedestal, that stands on a low step. The memorial is in a small square enclosure marked by a low kerb.

The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the cross shaft reads TO/ THE GLORY/ OF/ GOD/ AND IN/ HONOUR/ OF/ BRAVE MEN/ WHO FELL IN/ THE GREAT/ WARS/ 1914-1919/ 1939-1945. The nine names are listed on the front face of the pedestal.

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
North East War Memorials Project, accessed 26/07/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=7466
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253801
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/71098

Legal

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