Morval War Memorial
c20m north-east of Leyland Lodge, A387, Morval, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1PN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1443908
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Morval War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- c20m north-east of Leyland Lodge, A387, Morval, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1PN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1443908
- Date first listed:
- 14-Mar-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Morval War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- c20m north-east of Leyland Lodge, A387, Morval, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1PN
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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:
- c20m north-east of Leyland Lodge, A387, Morval, Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1PN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Morval
- National Grid Reference:
- SX2595157110
Summary
First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Morval War Memorial, which stands at the roadside of the A387, 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: a simple yet imposing memorial cross in the manner of a wayside cross, with carved interlace patterns in the Celtic style;
* Group value: with the Grade II-listed Memorial Hall and Old School House.
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 Morval as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, who lost their lives in the First and Second World Wars. The memorial is thought to have been erected by Sweet and Sons of Liskeard. It commemorates seven local servicemen who died during the First World War. The four names of the fallen from the Second World War were added at a later date.
Details
MATERIALS: Granite wheel cross with applied metal lettering.
DESCRIPTION: Morval War Memorial is located at the roadside of the A387, approximately 70m to the south-east of the Memorial Hall and Old School House (Grade II-listed). It consists of a tall wheel-head cross in granite, with interlace patterns carved in low relief decorating the cross head. The cross rises from a plinth, square on plan, standing a single stepped base.
Two faces of the plinth form inset panels with inscriptions in applied metal lettering. The front panel reads IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF MORVAL/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (7 NAMES). The face to the right carries a later inscription for the Second World War, reading ALSO THE WORLD WAR./ 1939 – 1945/ (4 NAMES).
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, 16 March 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 1 November 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/169038
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 March 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/18900
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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