Alresford War Memorial
Alresford War Memorial, St John the Baptist Churchyard, West Street, New Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9AG
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1450855
- Date first listed:
- 26-Oct-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Alresford War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Alresford War Memorial, St John the Baptist Churchyard, West Street, New Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9AG
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1450855
- Date first listed:
- 26-Oct-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Alresford War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Alresford War Memorial, St John the Baptist Churchyard, West Street, New Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9AG
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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:
- Alresford War Memorial, St John the Baptist Churchyard, West Street, New Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 9AG
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Winchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- New Alresford
- National Grid Reference:
- SU5882932632
Summary
First and Second World War memorial. Erected around 1920 with a further inscription added after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Alresford War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* As a poignant reminder of the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made during the First and Second World Wars;
Group value:
* With the Grade II*-listed St John the Baptist Church and 14 Grade II-listed chest tombs in the churchyard, within New Alresford Conservation Area.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw a huge wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. 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 erected in about 1920 in the churchyard of St John the Baptist Church to commemorate the residents of Alresford who died during the conflict. A further inscription was added to the memorial following the Second World War to commemorate those who lost their lives during that conflict.
Details
First and Second World War memorial. Erected in around 1920 with a further inscription added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: rough-hewn granite.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in the churchyard of St John the Baptist Church. It is situated near the west entrance and tower of the Grade II*-listed church, which is of medieval foundation but much remodelled. The memorial comprises a Celtic cross with a tapering shaft set upon a trapezoidal plinth and rectangular base. It is approximately 4m high. A longsword is carved in raised relief on the cross; the crossguard of the sword matching where the cross shaft and crossarm meet. The front of the plinth has a flat recess, upon which is the inscription: ERECTED TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE WARS/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945. There are no names on the memorial.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 20 September 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/83881
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, accessed 20 September 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/40669
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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