Covehithe War Memorial

c20m to the south of the church tower, St Andrew's churchyard, Mill Lane, Covehithe, Suffolk, NR34 7JW

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First World War memorial granite cross, unveiled 1919. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452106
Date first listed:: 05-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Covehithe War Memorial
Statutory Address:: c20m to the south of the church tower, St Andrew's churchyard, Mill Lane, Covehithe, Suffolk, NR34 7JW

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452106
Date first listed:: 05-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Covehithe War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: c20m to the south of the church tower, St Andrew's churchyard, Mill Lane, Covehithe, Suffolk, NR34 7JW

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:: c20m to the south of the church tower, St Andrew's churchyard, Mill Lane, Covehithe, Suffolk, NR34 7JW

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: East Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Covehithe
National Grid Reference:: TM5227981848

Summary

First World War memorial granite cross, unveiled 1919.

Reasons for Designation

Covehithe 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 in granite; * 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 Andrew (Grade I), and Whitehouse Farmhouse and Anchor House (both Grade II-listed).

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 Covehithe as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by four members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled in December 1919.

Details

The grey granite memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew (Grade I), about 20m to the south of the church tower. It is opposite Whitehouse Farmhouse and Anchor House (both Grade II-listed). It comprises a plain Latin cross standing on a rough-hewn, tapering, base..

The inscription, in raised leaded lettering on the south face of the plinth, reads THIS CROSS WAS ERECTED BY/ THE PARISH TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ (4 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914–1918.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 6 December 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/254371/
War Memorials Register, accessed 8 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4960

Legal

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