Erlestoke War Memorial
The churchyard, Church of the Holy Saviour, High Street, Erlestoke, Wiltshire, SN10 5TU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1451823
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Erlestoke War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard, Church of the Holy Saviour, High Street, Erlestoke, Wiltshire, SN10 5TU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1451823
- Date first listed:
- 09-Feb-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Erlestoke War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard, Church of the Holy Saviour, High Street, Erlestoke, Wiltshire, SN10 5TU
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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:
- The churchyard, Church of the Holy Saviour, High Street, Erlestoke, Wiltshire, SN10 5TU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Erlestoke
- National Grid Reference:
- ST9649753922
Summary
First World War memorial cross, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Erlestoke War Memorial, which stands in the 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 in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* a simple yet poignant war memorial cross.
Group value:
* with the Church of the Holy Saviour (Grade II) and adjacent Grade II-listed structures including Tilted Lodge and the Gate Piers formerly to Erlestoke Park adjoining the churchyard.
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 at Erlestoke 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 had been erected by 1924, when the Ordnance Survey County Series 1:2500 map sheet for the area on which it is marked was published. A dedication for the Second World War was subsequently added to the memorial.
Details
The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of the Holy Saviour (Grade II-listed), beside the south door of the church. It comprises a simple Latin cross rising from the moulded collar of a tall shaft, octagonal in section. The cross shaft stands on a three-stepped base, square in plan. The lower step has a simple cornice for the laying of wreaths and floral tributes.
The main inscription, beginning on the front face of the upper step of the base and continuing to the middle step, reads 1939 – 1945/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 22 May 2017 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/43549
War Memorials Online, accessed 22 May 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/241828/
Other
Ordnance Survey County Series: Wiltshire XXXIX.16, 1:2500 (revised 1922, published 1924).
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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