Winslow War Memorial

High Street, (in a recess cut into the boundary wall of St Laurence Church), Winslow, Bucks, MK18 3HF

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First World War memorial, unveiled on 7 November 1920, with later additions for the Second World War, Malayan Emergency and Falklands Conflict. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1441812
Date first listed:: 31-Jan-2017
List Entry Name:: Winslow War Memorial
Statutory Address:: High Street, (in a recess cut into the boundary wall of St Laurence Church), Winslow, Bucks, MK18 3HF

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1441812
Date first listed:: 31-Jan-2017
List Entry Name:: Winslow War Memorial
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: High Street, (in a recess cut into the boundary wall of St Laurence Church), Winslow, Bucks, MK18 3HF

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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Location

Statutory Address:: High Street, (in a recess cut into the boundary wall of St Laurence Church), Winslow, Bucks, MK18 3HF

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

District:: Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Winslow
National Grid Reference:: SP7698027649

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled on 7 November 1920, with later additions for the Second World War, Malayan Emergency and Falklands Conflict.

Reasons for Designation

Winslow War Memorial, which stands in a prominent location on Winslow High Street, 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; * Design: as a simple yet poignant Gothic cross; * Group value: with a number of listed buildings, including the Church of St Laurence, listed at 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 a result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and 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 Winslow, 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 designed by Mr B Sanderson and erected by Messrs Wise and Son of Winslow. The memorial was unveiled on 7 November 1920 by Mrs T F Vaisey.

The memorial commemorates 50 men of the parish who died during the First World War. Following the Second World War, a further 13 names were added. A second plaque was added to commemorate two individuals who died during the Malayan Emergency and Falklands Conflict, respectively.

Details

War Memorial, unveiled in 1920.

MATERIALS: Mansfield stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a Gothic cross with an octagonal column and plinth on a three-stepped base, standing approximately 12ft high.

The panel on the plinth bears the following; TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF WINSLOW WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN TWO WORLD WARS/ 1914-1918, beneath which appear the names of the 50 fallen from the First World War, followed by 1939-1945 and the names of the 13 fallen from the Second World War.

A smaller second panel is located beneath, which bears the following; AND IN THE CAMPAIGNS/ 1951 MALAYSIA followed by a solitary name, with 1982 FALKLANDS below also followed by a solitary name.

Sources

Websites
Roll of Honour War Memorials Database, accessed accessed 22 November 2016 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Buckinghamshire/Winslow.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 22 November 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/147091
War Memorials Register, accessed 22 November 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/8068
Other
“Winslow War Memorial Unveiled”, The Buckingham Advertiser and North Bucks Free Press, 13 November 1920, p3

Legal

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