War memorial cross outside St Peter's Church
The churchyard, St Peter's Church, Yarm Road, Stockton on Tees, TS18 3PJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1440569
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial cross outside St Peter's Church
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard, St Peter's Church, Yarm Road, Stockton on Tees, TS18 3PJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1440569
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-2016
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial cross outside St Peter's Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard, St Peter's Church, Yarm Road, Stockton on Tees, TS18 3PJ
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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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 Peter's Church, Yarm Road, Stockton on Tees, TS18 3PJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Stockton-on-Tees (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ4383318198
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled 1920.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial cross which stands outside St Peter’s Church, Stockton on Tees, 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: a tall Calvary type of war memorial in a pale stone contrasting pleasingly with the dark red brick of the church;
* Group value: with the Church of St Peter (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 outside St Peter’s Church, Stockton on Tees, 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 27 November 1920 by an ex-serviceman, N Hibbins, and dedicated by Reverend FH Kirkham.
Details
The memorial stands outside the Church of St Peter (Grade II*-listed), facing Yarm Road. Made in a pale stone, it takes the form of a tall, hooded, crucifixion. The cross shaft rises from a small moulded pedestal, which stands on a three-stepped base.
The dedicatory inscription is incised to the front face of the pedestal, reading TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVER LIVING/ GRATITUDE TO HEROES/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. No names are recorded on the memorial cross: the 62 commemorated servicemen are listed on a wooden plaque inside the church.
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 18/10/2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=8687
War Memorials Register, accessed 22 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/63951
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253768
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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