Chediston War Memorial
The churchyard, St Mary's Church, Chediston, Suffolk, IP19 0AT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1452047
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Chediston War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard, St Mary's Church, Chediston, Suffolk, IP19 0AT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1452047
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Chediston War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard, St Mary's Church, Chediston, Suffolk, IP19 0AT
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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, St Mary's Church, Chediston, Suffolk, IP19 0AT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chediston
- National Grid Reference:
- TM3581877766
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled 1922.
Reasons for Designation
Chediston 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 First World War.
Architectural interest:
* a simple yet poignant war memorial cross;
* unusually, the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent.
Group value:
* with the Church of St Mary (Grade I) and Vicarage Cottages (Grade II).
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 Chediston as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by nine members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. Built by Mr Fred Barber, who also constructed several other war memorials in nearby parishes, the memorial was unveiled on 1 January 1922 by Major Rodwell.
Details
The Portland stone memorial, c2.75m tall, stands in a prominent location in the churchyard beside the path to the Church of St Mary (Grade I), close to Vicarage Cottages (Grade II). It comprises a plain equal-armed cross rising from a simply moulded collar on a gently tapering cross shaft. The shaft stands on a tapering plinth, square on plan, with a two-stepped base.
The main inscription on the front face of the plinth reads IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF/ CHEDISTON/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 1918/ (9 NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/5458
War Memorials Online, accessed 19 June 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/189241/
Roll of Honour - Chediston, Suffolk, accessed 19 June 2017 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/Chediston.html
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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