War memorial c40m to the west of the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington
Churchyard of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate Church, Village Lane, Washington, NE38 7HS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1441589
- Date first listed:
- 13-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial c40m to the west of the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate Church, Village Lane, Washington, NE38 7HS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1441589
- Date first listed:
- 13-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- War memorial c40m to the west of the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate Church, Village Lane, Washington, NE38 7HS
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.
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 Our Blessed Lady Immaculate Church, Village Lane, Washington, NE38 7HS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ3077456647
Summary
First World War memorial.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial which stands to the west of the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington 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 sacrifices it has made in the First World War;
* Architectural interest: a tall and imposing Calvary cross;
* Group value: with the Church Of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate and Presbytery adjoining (Grade II-listed).
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 the country. 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 in the cemetery of the Church of our Blessed Lady Immaculate, Washington, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
The memorial stands c40m to the west of the Church of Our Blessed Lady Immaculate (Grade II-listed), facing east. It takes the form of a tall crucifix. The cross and hood are in oak; the figure of Christ crucified is painted white. The cross rises from a coursed stone plinth, square on plan and with a low pyramidal top. A small black plaque to the front face of the plinth bears the dedication prayer from the Mass for the dead, in Latin followed by English, reading: PIE JESU DOMINE/ DONA EIS/ REQUIEM SEMPITERNAM/ MERCIFUL LORD JESUS/ GRANT THEM/ ETERNAL REST.
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, 25 September 2017.
Sources
Websites
North East War Memorials Project, accessed 17 November 2016 from http://www.newmp.org.uk/detail.php?contentId=9389
War Memorials Online, accessed 25 September 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253753
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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