Stanley War Memorial
The churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Bank, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0DU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1440528
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Stanley War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Bank, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0DU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1440528
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Stanley War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Bank, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0DU
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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:
- The churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Bank, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 0DU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County Durham (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stanley
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ1961253195
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled 1923.
Reasons for Designation
Stanley War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of St Andrew’s 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 First World War;
* Architectural interest: an elegant memorial cross ornamented with carved interlace, in the Celtic style;
* Group value: with the Church of St Andrew (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. 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 Stanley 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 on 22 December 1923 by Lord Joicey and dedicated by the Vicar of Christ Church, Gateshead, Reverend FB Philips. It was designed and made by Robert Beall of Newcastle and cost c£250. Beall was responsible for many war memorials in the region, a number of which are listed. The names of the commemorated servicemen are recorded on a Roll of Honour kept in the adjacent Church of St Andrew (Grade II).
Details
The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew (Grade II). The granite monument, c5m tall, takes the form of a Celtic cross that rises from a plinth, square on plan. The plinth stands on a four-stepped base. The front face of the cross head is ornamented with interlace patterns carved in relief.
The principal dedicatory inscription incised into the front face of the plinth reads IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ ALL THE MEN BELONGING TO THIS PARISH,/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1918./ THEIR NAMES ARE RECORDED IN THE BOOK/ OF REMEMBRANCE KEPT WITHIN THIS CHURCH./ “THE PEACE OF GOD WHICH PASSETH/ UNDERSTANDING KEEP THEM FOR EVERMORE.”
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, 22 February 2017.
Sources
Websites
North East War Memorials Project, accessed 17/10/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8666
War Memorials Register, accessed 22 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/41816
War Memorials Online, accessed 22 February 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/233426
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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