Dunham Town War Memorial

St Mark's Church, School Lane, Dunham Town, Altrincham, WA14 4SG

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Overview

A First World War memorial of c1930 by an unknown designer, with Second World War additions, in the form of a cross with a laurel-wreath wheel head. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1439944
Date first listed:: 15-Nov-2016
List Entry Name:: Dunham Town War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Mark's Church, School Lane, Dunham Town, Altrincham, WA14 4SG

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1439944
Date first listed:: 15-Nov-2016
List Entry Name:: Dunham Town War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Mark's Church, School Lane, Dunham Town, Altrincham, WA14 4SG

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:: St Mark's Church, School Lane, Dunham Town, Altrincham, WA14 4SG

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

District:: Trafford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Dunham Massey
National Grid Reference:: SJ7402987921

Summary

A First World War memorial of c1930 by an unknown designer, with Second World War additions, in the form of a cross with a laurel-wreath wheel head.

Reasons for Designation

Dunham Town War Memorial, a First World War memorial of c1930 by an unknown designer, with Second World War additions, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * Historical association: 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; * Design quality: a simple but assured and well-detailed design with good quality carving.

History

No detail is known of the circumstances in which the memorial was built. It is first shown on the 1:2,500 Ordnance Survey map of 1936. After the Second World War, five names were added to commemorate the Fallen of that war, but no names have been added since then, although it appears that the last name has had the Christian name re-carved, or a new Christian name added before the original name.

Details

A First World War memorial of c1930, by an unknown designer.

MATERIALS: buff sandstone.

PLAN: a square cross on a square base.

DESCRIPTION: standing in the churchyard of St Mark’s parish church, to the S of the church and directly opposite the lychgate into the churchyard.

The simple square-section cross has slight flaring to each arm, and a laurel wreath carved between the arms. It stands on a short, very slightly tapered plinth with moulding at its foot. This rests on the base, which is square in plan, but with ogee chamfers to create an octagonal upper surface. The incised inscription runs around the octagonal frieze just below this, and reads:

'TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR'.

The S face is also inscribed with the dates 1914 and 1918, and the names of the 14 fallen of the First World War, arranged alphabetically and without rank. The W face is inscribed with the dates 1939 and 1945, and the five names of the fallen of the Second World War. The last of these has a first name which is in different lettering. The base rests on a square step.

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, 30 January 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 30 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/157162
War Memorials Register, accessed 28/09/16 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/27085

Legal

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

The listed building is shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.