St Paul's War Memorial, Worthing

St Paul's Centre, Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1AA

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A First World War memorial, built about 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:: 1452981
Date first listed:: 25-Jan-2018
List Entry Name:: St Paul's War Memorial, Worthing
Statutory Address:: St Paul's Centre, Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1AA

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452981
Date first listed:: 25-Jan-2018
List Entry Name:: St Paul's War Memorial, Worthing
Statutory Address 1:: St Paul's Centre, Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1AA

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 Paul's Centre, Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1AA

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

County:: West Sussex
District:: Worthing (District Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: TQ1483802854

Summary

A First World War memorial, built about 1920; with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

St Paul’s War Memorial, Worthing, 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 stone memorial.

Group value: * With the Grade II* former church with which it is associated, and the Grade II former Worthing Museum and Art Gallery opposite, with which it forms a good civic group.

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 Worthing, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the parishioners of St Paul’s Church who lost their lives in the First World War.

In 1963-1964 the memorial was moved from its original location on the lawn to the north of the church to allow the building of the church hall. It now stands on the forecourt just outside the church.

Details

A First World War memorial, built about 1920; with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: sandstone.

DESCRIPTION: it consists of a tall, square-section cross pattée with incised margins, on a low base.

INSCRIPTION: the front face of the base is inscribed: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS / CHURCH AND PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18 and GRANT THEM O LORD ETERNAL REST / LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE ON THEM. The names of the 96 servicemen are inscribed on the sides and back of the base.

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museums Register, accessed 5 December 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/40119
War Memorials Online, accessed 5 December 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/151261

Legal

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