Monken Hadley War Memorial
Monken Hadley Common, Camlet Way, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, EN4 0NJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1443746
- Date first listed:
- 20-Apr-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Monken Hadley War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Monken Hadley Common, Camlet Way, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, EN4 0NJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1443746
- Date first listed:
- 20-Apr-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Monken Hadley War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Monken Hadley Common, Camlet Way, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, EN4 0NJ
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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:
- Monken Hadley Common, Camlet Way, Monken Hadley, Middlesex, EN4 0NJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Barnet (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ2512997479
Summary
First World War memorial with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Monken Hadley 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 this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: as a simple yet attractive stone cross war memorial.
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 which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised in Monken Hadley on the Common 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 cost £300 and was designed by Mr Callard, apparently inspired by a C15 market cross in Inverary, Argyll, Scotland. It was unveiled by Lt Col F E Fremantle, OBE, TD, MP on 19 December 1920. The original inscription faded over time, and an explanatory metal plaque was added to the memorial sometime in the late C20.
Details
The memorial is located on Monken Hadley Common and comprises a tall stone cross, rising from a three-stepped base. The front of the cross and top section of the shaft are richly decorated with Celtic-style floral carvings. Within this is a shield which once bore the inscription TO THE EVER GLORIOUS MEMORY OF OUR MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR, 1914 - 1919, however this is now so eroded as to be illegible. The rest of the shaft bears the names of the Fallen.
On the front face of the second step of the base is a modern metal plaque reading MONKEN HADLEY WAR MEMORIAL / IN PROUD MEMORY OF ALL THOSE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN / 1914 - 1918 AND 1939 - 1945.
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, 6 June 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 6 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/10964
Monken Haldey Common - War Memorial, accessed 19 January 2017 from http://www.monkenhadleycommon.net/tour.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 28 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/252769
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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