Cholderton War Memorial

Outside Manor Farm House, Cholderton, Salisbury, SP4 0DW

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Overview

First World War memorial with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1440876
Date first listed:: 06-Dec-2016
List Entry Name:: Cholderton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Outside Manor Farm House, Cholderton, Salisbury, SP4 0DW

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1440876
Date first listed:: 06-Dec-2016
List Entry Name:: Cholderton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Outside Manor Farm House, Cholderton, Salisbury, SP4 0DW

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:: Outside Manor Farm House, Cholderton, Salisbury, SP4 0DW

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

District:: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Cholderton
National Grid Reference:: SU2253442401

Summary

First World War memorial with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Cholderton 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 the local community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: a simple yet elegant Latin cross; * Group value: with nearby barns (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 Cholderton 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 carried no names, which were listed in the church.

The memorial was relocated from its position at the junction of Grateley Road in 1983 further N to its present position and, in 1995, it was additionally inscribed with a Second World War dedication.

Details

The memorial is located outside Manor Farm House and it comprises a Latin cross surmounting a rectangular tapered shaft with a carved boss at the centre of the cross arms. It is set on a circular base of rough-hewn stone.

The inscription on the shaft in black letters reads 1914/ REMEMBRANCE/ 1918/ 1939 – 1945.

Sources

Websites
Cholderton War Memorial, accessed 21 Oct 2016 from http://www.choldertonwilts.org.uk/the-history-in-detail.html

Legal

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