Burneston War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St Lambert, Church Wind, Burneston, Humbleton, North Yorkshire, DL8 2JB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1439987
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Burneston War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Lambert, Church Wind, Burneston, Humbleton, North Yorkshire, DL8 2JB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1439987
- Date first listed:
- 02-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Burneston War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Lambert, Church Wind, Burneston, Humbleton, North Yorkshire, DL8 2JB
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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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Lambert, Church Wind, Burneston, Humbleton, North Yorkshire, DL8 2JB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Burneston
- National Grid Reference:
- SE3084884944
Summary
First World War memorial with further names added after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Burneston War Memorial 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 ornate and striking wheel-head cross with carved decorative details;
* Group value: with St Lambert’s Church (Grade I) and the churchyard wall and gateway (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, 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 Burneston as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It commemorates 12 local servicemen who fell during the First World War.
Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the two fallen of that conflict.
Details
Burneston War Memorial is located within the churchyard of St Lambert’s Church. It consists of a stone wheel-head cross with a central rose motif and foliate design to each arm of the cross. The cross rises on a square shaft on a trapezoid plinth which is set upon a single-stepped base.
The memorial is inscribed in raised lettering on the front face of the plinth: THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ IN MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. On the step below is: OF THIRTY FOUR MEN FROM THE PARISH OF/ BURNESTON WHO SERVED IN H M FORCES/ THEY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES.
The side of the plinth has had an additional inscription added for the Second World War which simply reads: 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 August 2016 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/189091
War Memorials Register, accessed 21 August 2016 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/29546
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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