Harlington War Memorial
St Peter & St Paul Church, St Peter's Way, High Street, Harlington, Middlesex, UB3 5AB?
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1444965
- Date first listed:
- 06-Nov-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Harlington War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- St Peter & St Paul Church, St Peter's Way, High Street, Harlington, Middlesex, UB3 5AB?
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1444965
- Date first listed:
- 06-Nov-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Harlington War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Peter & St Paul Church, St Peter's Way, High Street, Harlington, Middlesex, UB3 5AB?
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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:
- St Peter & St Paul Church, St Peter's Way, High Street, Harlington, Middlesex, UB3 5AB?
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Hillingdon (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ0880778193
Summary
First World War stone Celtic cross war memorial with later Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
Harlington War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* As an attractive and imposing stone Celtic cross war memorial.
Historic interest:
* As an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifices they made in the conflicts of the C20.
* Group value: with the Grade I listed St Peter and St Paul Church and Grade II listed Church walls and Monument to William and Elizabeth Brookes.
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 Harlington, in the grounds of St Peter and St Paul Church 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 was designed by Charles Oldrid Scott and erected in 1920. Additional inscriptions were added after the Second World War and again after the Korean War to honour the Fallen of those conflicts.
Details
First World War stone Celtic cross war memorial with later Second World War additions.
Materials: stone.
Description: tall stone Celtic cross. This stands atop a three-step base on a trapezoidal plinth upon a stone platform. The front face of the middle step bears the inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GO. The front face of the plinth is inscribed: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918 / (names, in three columns). The back face reads: AND OF THOSE WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN / THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (NAMES) / KOREA 1951 / (NAME).
Sources
Websites
Imperial War Museum Register, accessed 15 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/12050
Historic England - Church of St Peter and St Paul, accessed 29 August 2017 from https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1080163
War Memorials Online, accessed 1 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/130007/
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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