Manuden War Memorial
Manuden War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, The Street, Manuden, Bishop's Storford, CM23 1DJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1444653
- Date first listed:
- 06-Apr-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Manuden War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Manuden War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, The Street, Manuden, Bishop's Storford, CM23 1DJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1444653
- Date first listed:
- 06-Apr-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Manuden War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Manuden War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, The Street, Manuden, Bishop's Storford, CM23 1DJ
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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:
- Manuden War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, The Street, Manuden, Bishop's Storford, CM23 1DJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Essex
- District:
- Uttlesford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Manuden
- National Grid Reference:
- TL4913026694
Summary
First World War memorial. Erected in 1921. Architect unknown.
Reasons for Designation
Manuden War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the church of St Mary the Virgin, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: a block-built monolith with arched capstone;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed church of St Mary the Virgin and Grade II-houses on The Street.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw an unprecedented wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was erected on 21 September 1921 in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, Manuden.
Details
First World War memorial. Erected in 1921. Architect unknown.
MATERIALS: Carved from granite.
DESCRIPTION: Manuden War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin (Grade II*-listed).
The monument comprises a block built monolith with arched capstone. There is a stone panel inset into the front face of the memorial. The panel is inscribed: 1914 1918 / TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF THE GALLANT / MEN OF MANUDEN/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR / THEIR COUNTRY / DURING THE GREAT WAR / (NAMES). The top of the panel also has a carved cross surrounded by a crown.
The memorial sits on a single-stepped stone base.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 5 June 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 5 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/22925
War Memorials Online, accessed 5 June 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/157724
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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