Ranmoor War Memorial

St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Ranmoor Park Road, Sheffield, S10 3HY

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First World War memorial, 1921. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452681
Date first listed:: 20-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Ranmoor War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Ranmoor Park Road, Sheffield, S10 3HY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452681
Date first listed:: 20-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Ranmoor War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Ranmoor Park Road, Sheffield, S10 3HY

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:: St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Ranmoor Park Road, Sheffield, S10 3HY

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

District:: Sheffield (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SK3197286254

Summary

First World War memorial, 1921.

Reasons for Designation

Ranmoor War Memorial commemorating the First World War, unveiled in 1921, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Architectural interest: * a well-designed, granite, Celtic wheel-headed cross with relief knot carving on a high, tapering, square plinth providing a dignified and fitting tribute to the lives lost;

Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made during the First World War;

Group value: * the war memorial benefits from group value due to its proximity to the listed Church of St John the Evangelist in whose churchyard it stands.

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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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 Ranmoor 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 was unveiled on 28 May 1921 by Major William Howson and dedicated by the Bishop of Sheffield. It commemorates 58 local servicemen who died during the First World War.

Details

First World War memorial, 1921.

MATERIALS: granite cross with lead lettering.

DESCRIPTION: Ranmoor War Memorial is located within the churchyard of St John the Evangelist Church (Grade II* Listed).

It consists of a Celtic wheel-headed cross with knot carving on the front face and down the shaft. The cross rises from a tapering square plinth. The front face of the plinth has lead lettering which reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF RANMOOR WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR HONOUR AND/ FREEDOM IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The two side faces carry the list of the Fallen.

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museum National Inventory of War Memorials , accessed 04/05/2017 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/27511
War Memorials Online, accessed 04/05/2017 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/96699
Other
'Men Who Fell: Ranmoor Memorial Dedicated by Bishop', Sheffield Independent (30 May 1921), 3.

Legal

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