Branston village war memorial

Branston Village War Memorial, Main Street, Branston, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3ER

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A First World War memorial, built about 1920; altered after the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452564
Date first listed:: 19-Dec-2017
List Entry Name:: Branston village war memorial
Statutory Address:: Branston Village War Memorial, Main Street, Branston, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3ER

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452564
Date first listed:: 19-Dec-2017
List Entry Name:: Branston village war memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Branston Village War Memorial, Main Street, Branston, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3ER

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:: Branston Village War Memorial, Main Street, Branston, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3ER

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

County:: Staffordshire
District:: East Staffordshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Branston
National Grid Reference:: SK2243821173

Summary

A First World War memorial, built about 1920; altered after the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Branston War Memorial 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:

* for its design, a well-executed sandstone cross.

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 750,000 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 Branston, 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 commemorates the local servicemen who died during the First World War. Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the men who fell in that conflict.

Details

A First World War memorial, built about 1920; altered after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: sandstone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial consists of a Latin cross with a slim carved cross within a recess on its front face. Below this is a foliate relief carving. The memorial stands on a moulded foot, rising from a square plinth with a moulded top and base, standing on a two-stepped polygonal platform. In front of the memorial is a later block set into the steps, with a cross carved into its top face. The inscriptions are carried on relief panels.

The front of the plinth is inscribed: IN/ MEMORY OF/ BRANSTONE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ THEY REST/ IN PEACE. The other faces carry the names of the men who lost their lives in the First World War.

The later block at the foot of the memorial reads: AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ BRANSTONE MEN/ WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945. On the two sides of the black are the names of those who fell in that conflict.

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 09/05/2018

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online Database, Branston WMO226270, accessed 24.11.2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/226270/

Legal

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