Framsden War Memorial

Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Church Row, Framsden, Suffolk, IP14 6HH

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First World War memorial, designed by E E Saunders and unveiled on 31 October 1920, with further names added after the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438100
Date first listed:: 15-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Framsden War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Church Row, Framsden, Suffolk, IP14 6HH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1438100
Date first listed:: 15-Sep-2016
List Entry Name:: Framsden War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Church Row, Framsden, Suffolk, IP14 6HH

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 the Church of St Mary, Church Row, Framsden, Suffolk, IP14 6HH

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Framsden
National Grid Reference:: TM2007659726

Summary

First World War memorial, designed by E E Saunders and unveiled on 31 October 1920, with further names added after the Second World War

Reasons for Designation

Framsden War Memorial, designed by E E Saunders and unveiled 31 October 1920, 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 community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant and well-executed memorial pillar in Portland stone with carved decorative details; * Group value: with St Mary’s Church (Grade I).

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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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 Framsden as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 19 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

The memorial was designed by E E Saunders of Cemetery Road, Ipswich, who was responsible for a number of other memorials in the Suffolk area including Bildeston (Grade II) and Woolverstone (Grade II). Framsden war memorial was unveiled on 31 October 1920 by Sir Arthur Churchman MP and dedicated by the Archdeacon of Suffolk.

Following the Second World War, three names of those who lost their lives in that war were also added.

In 2011 the inscriptions on the memorial were conserved with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.

Details

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a rectangular pillar with a gabled top. The front face bears a wreath and cross carved in relief, either side of which is 1914 1919 in incised, black-painted lettering. Below, the inscription reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN/ FROM FRAMSDEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ (NAMES).

The pillar is set upon a three-stepped base and the upper step bears the following inscription: ALSO OF THE FOLLOWING WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ 1939 IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1945/ (NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 July 2016 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/117941
War Memorials Register, accessed 21 July 2016 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4757
War Memorials Trust, accessed 21 July 2016 from www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=837
Other
East Anglia Daily Times, 1921

Legal

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