War Memorial in St Stephen's Churchyard

St Stephen's Churchyard, Fawcett Street, Netherthorpe, Sheffield, S3 7PL

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Overview

First World War memorial, unveiled 11 July 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1450394
Date first listed:: 26-Oct-2017
List Entry Name:: War Memorial in St Stephen's Churchyard
Statutory Address:: St Stephen's Churchyard, Fawcett Street, Netherthorpe, Sheffield, S3 7PL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1450394
Date first listed:: 26-Oct-2017
List Entry Name:: War Memorial in St Stephen's Churchyard
Statutory Address 1:: St Stephen's Churchyard, Fawcett Street, Netherthorpe, Sheffield, S3 7PL

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

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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.

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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:: St Stephen's Churchyard, Fawcett Street, Netherthorpe, Sheffield, S3 7PL

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

District:: Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK3429787830

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled 11 July 1920.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial in St Stephen’s churchyard, 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 during the First World War.

Architectural interest:

* A well-executed wheel-head cross memorial with finely carved details.

Group value:

* With the Grade II-listed Church of St Stephen.

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 the churchyard of St Stephen’s Church, Sheffield 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 unveiled on 11 July 1920 by Mr C P Styring. There are no names on the memorial which instead refers to the Roll of Honour in St Stephen’s Church that lists the 240 names of those from the local community who died during the First World War.

Details

First World War memorial, 1920.

DESCRIPTION: The war memorial is located to the northern corner of the churchyard, close to the Grade II-listed Church of St Stephen.

It takes the form of a stone wheel-head cross with a tapering, square shaft, which has a small wreath carved in relief mid-way down the north face. The wheel is carved to look like a wreath to the north face, while the cross-head is also carved in relief. The shaft rises from a tapering four-sided plinth atop a narrow, square block which is chamfered along the top edge. The block has a fielded panel to the north face containing a horizontal sword carved in relief. The whole surmounts a single-step chamfered base.

The north face of the plinth is incised with the dedication which reads TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ THOSE PARISHIONERS/ AND MEMBERS OF ST STEPHEN’S/ WHO FELL IN THE WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ THEIR NAMES ARE ON/ THE ROLL OF HONOUR/ IN THE CHURCH.

Sources

Websites
St Stephens Fawcett St, accessed 05 September 2017 from http://sheffieldww1memorials.co.uk/Memorial/St%20Stephens.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 05 September 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/158971
War Memorials Register, accessed 05 September 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/27943
Other
‘St Stephen’s Memorial’, Sheffield Daily Telegraph, (12 July 1920), pp4

Legal

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