Headbourne Worthy War Memorial

The churchyard, St Swithun's Church, London Road, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7JX

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First World War memorial, unveiled 1919, 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:: 1443709
Date first listed:: 27-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: Headbourne Worthy War Memorial
Statutory Address:: The churchyard, St Swithun's Church, London Road, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7JX

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1443709
Date first listed:: 27-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: Headbourne Worthy War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: The churchyard, St Swithun's Church, London Road, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7JX

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:: The churchyard, St Swithun's Church, London Road, Headbourne Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7JX

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

County:: Hampshire
District:: Winchester (District Authority)
Parish:: Headbourne Worthy
National Grid Reference:: SU4874331979

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled 1919, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Headbourne Worthy War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of St Swithun’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 conflicts of the C20; * Architectural interest: an elegant memorial cross; * Group value: with the Grade I-listed Church of St Swithun.

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 Headbourne Worthy 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 9 November 1919 in commemoration of six local servicemen who died during the First World War. It was designed by GH Shackle of Market Harborough and the contractor for the work was John Underwood and Sons, London. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the fallen of that conflict.

The memorial lettering was re-dressed in 1947 by Messrs Moody and Black. Work was also undertaken to the memorial in 2016. Following this the memorial was rededicated on 7 August 2016.

Details

The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Swithun (Grade I). It consists of a tall stone cross rising from a moulded collar on a tapering octagonal shaft. The shaft stands on a small octagonal pedestal, which is placed on a larger octagonal plinth. Four stone blocks standing on the plinth protrude from alternate faces of the pedestal.

The inscriptions on the memorial are incised into the pedestal. The principal dedication reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE WARS/ 1914 – 1918/ AND/ 1939 – 1945/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE. The names of the fallen, including their battalion and the details and date of their death, are recorded on the other faces of the pedestal.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 July 2017.

Sources

Websites
Hampshire War Memorials, entry for Headbourne Worthy, accessed 21 November 2016 from http://hampshirewarmemorials.com/IndexesWW1/places/places_h/Headbourne%20Worthy.htm
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 November 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/219358/
War Memorials Register, accessed 25 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72468

Legal

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