Marple Bridge United Reformed Church War Memorial
United Reformed Church, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1447120
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Marple Bridge United Reformed Church War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- United Reformed Church, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1447120
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Marple Bridge United Reformed Church War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- United Reformed Church, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BB
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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:
- United Reformed Church, Hollins Lane, Marple Bridge, Stockport, SK6 5BB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Stockport (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ9658889256
Summary
First World War memorial. Erected c1920. Architect unknown.
Reasons for Designation
Marple Bridge United Reformed Church War Memorial, which stands in a prominent position in the churchyard of Marple Bridge United Reformed 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 the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: an elegant Celtic cross on a tall shaft carved with an interlace pattern in relief, on a stepped square plinth.
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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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 at Marple Bridge United Reformed Church, as permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
First World War memorial. Erected c1920. Architect unknown.
MATERIALS: Carved in granite.
DESCRIPTION: The war memorial sits in the churchyard of Marple Bridge United Reformed Church, within a small garden. The war memorial comprises a 3m tall Celtic Cross in granite, on a tapering shaft. The cross arms, boss and shaft are carved with interlace patterns in relief. The shaft sits on a tapered plinth on a single step base. The southern face of the plinth is inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN LOVING MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THE CHURCH / SUNDAY SCHOOL AND / BROTHERHOOD WHO FELL / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919. /
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 28 April 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/10700
War Memorials Online, accessed 28 April 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/248971/
Imagery of Marple Bridge United Reform Church War Memorial, accessed 28 April 2017 from http://www.carlscam.com/warmem/marplebridge.htm
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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