Warboys War Memorial

Warboys War Memorial, Outside 29-31 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire, PE28 2TA

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First and Second World War memorial. Erected in 1921 by Mr C W Masters, with the names of the Fallen of later wars added after 1945. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1447157
Date first listed:: 01-Jun-2017
List Entry Name:: Warboys War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Warboys War Memorial, Outside 29-31 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire, PE28 2TA

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1447157
Date first listed:: 01-Jun-2017
List Entry Name:: Warboys War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Warboys War Memorial, Outside 29-31 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire, PE28 2TA

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Warboys War Memorial, Outside 29-31 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire, PE28 2TA

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Cambridgeshire
District:: Huntingdonshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Warboys
National Grid Reference:: TL3060780114

Summary

First and Second World War memorial. Erected in 1921 by Mr C W Masters, with the names of the Fallen of later wars added after 1945.

Reasons for Designation

Warboys War Memorial, which stands in the middle of Warboys village, 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 sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20;

* Design: a monolithic granite pillar surmounted by a Latin cross.

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 Warboys, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was constructed by Mr C W Masters, and was unveiled in a ceremony on 21 July 1921 by Lord-Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, Mr Howard Coote. Names of the fallen from the Second World War and Korean War were added later.

Details

First World War memorial. Erected in 1921, by Mr C W Masters.

MATERIALS: Carved in granite.

DESCRIPTION: Warboys War Memorial comprises a small granite Latin cross standing on a rectangular granite pillar, over which projects a cap stone. The pillar stands on a two-stepped plinth, which in turn stands on a square stone base. A metal bar is attached to this base and runs along the front of the memorial. The memorial stands at 3 meters tall and, apart from the front face of the column, is rough-hewn.

The memorial is located on the High Street of the village, in front of the former Church of England school, at the junction with School Lane. The memorial stands in the garden of the current building, which is surrounded by green metal fencing.

The memorial is inscribed with leaded lettering. The inscription reads: ERECTED / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / WARBOYS WHO FOUGHT AND DIED IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918. / / ALSO IN WORLD WAR 1939-1945. / / ALSO IN KOREA 1951 .

Sources

Websites
Photographs and information on Warboys War Memorial, accessed 2 May 2017 from http://www.fowl.org.uk/Warboys_old_docs/war_memorial.htm
War Memorials Online, accessed 2 May 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/142206/
War Memorials Register, accessed 2 May 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/380

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.