Wormleighton War Memorial
Wormleighton War Memorial, Village Green in front of Wormleighton Manor House, Church Drive, Wormleighton, Stratford on Avon, CV47 2XW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1452189
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Wormleighton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Wormleighton War Memorial, Village Green in front of Wormleighton Manor House, Church Drive, Wormleighton, Stratford on Avon, CV47 2XW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1452189
- Date first listed:
- 08-Dec-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Wormleighton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Wormleighton War Memorial, Village Green in front of Wormleighton Manor House, Church Drive, Wormleighton, Stratford on Avon, CV47 2XW
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.
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:
- Wormleighton War Memorial, Village Green in front of Wormleighton Manor House, Church Drive, Wormleighton, Stratford on Avon, CV47 2XW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Wormleighton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP4482753712
Summary
A First World War memorial erected in 1921, with later additions following the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Wormleighton War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* as a well-executed stone obelisk.
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Group value:
* with the Manor Gatehouse, Church Farm House and other nearby listed buildings.
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. One such memorial was unveiled at Wormleighton on 8 October 1921 by Lord Althorp and dedicated by the Revd P Alford as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The memorial commemorates seven local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War, two names were added for the fallen of that conflict.
The unveiling ceremony included an address to those assembled given by Lord Althorp and The Last Post and Reveille was played by Mr E Knight. The ceremony was attended by ex-servicemen, relatives, school children and Boy Scouts.
Details
A First World War memorial erected in 1921, with later additions following the Second World War.
MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed from Hornton stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands at a central location in the village. It consists of an obelisk made of Hornton stone on a square plinth. The plinth stands on a two-stepped square base.
The south face of the plinth is inscribed with the dedication THIS OBELISK WAS/ ERECTED BY THE/ PARISHIONERS OF/ WORMLEIGHTON IN/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ AND/ 1939 - 1945. The east side of the plinth bears the names of those who fell in the First and Second World Wars.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 10 January 2018.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 10 January 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/38538
War Memorials Online, accessed 10 January 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/151742
Other
Leamington Spa Courier, 14 October 1921
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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