Barningham War Memorial

The churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Road, Barningham, Suffolk, IP31 1DE

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Overview

First World War memorial obelisk, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452389
Date first listed:: 09-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Barningham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: The churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Road, Barningham, Suffolk, IP31 1DE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452389
Date first listed:: 09-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Barningham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: The churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Road, Barningham, Suffolk, IP31 1DE

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:: The churchyard, St Andrew's Church, Church Road, Barningham, Suffolk, IP31 1DE

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: West Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Barningham
National Grid Reference:: TL9680476897

Summary

First World War memorial obelisk, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Barningham 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:

* as a simple yet elegant example of an obelisk type of war memorial in the Classical style, making a strong visual contrast with the local building materials of the church.

Group value:

* with the Church of St Andrew (Grade I) and other structures listed at Grade II including churchyard monuments and Church Farmhouse.

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 Barningham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by nine members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on Saturday 21 February 1920 by Colonel Follett. The names of four local servicemen who died during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.

Details

The memorial stands in a prominent position in the churchyard, outside the east end of the Church of St Andrew (Grade I). It is in close proximity to listed churchyard monuments and Church Farmhouse (all Grade II). The memorial comprises a polished red granite obelisk rising from a square plinth, with a single-stepped base. It stands approximately 2.1m high.

The main inscription in incised and gilded lettering to the east face of the plinth reads TO/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ 1914–1919/ (9 NAMES). A further inscription to the south face of the plinth reads ALSO/ 1939–1945/ (4 NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 6 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/181448/
War Memorials Register, accessed 6 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/5087

Legal

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