Corby Glen War Memorial
The Green, Junction of Station Road, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NW
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453151
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Corby Glen War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- The Green, Junction of Station Road, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NW
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453151
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Corby Glen War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- The Green, Junction of Station Road, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NW
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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:
- The Green, Junction of Station Road, Corby Glen, Lincolnshire, NG33 4NW
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- South Kesteven (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Corby Glen
- National Grid Reference:
- SK9973824890
Summary
A First World War memorial cross with additions and alterations after 1945, placed on the village green of Corby Glen and unveiled on 12 December 1920 by the Earl of Ancaster and dedicated by the Revd. Arthur Abbott.
Reasons for Designation
Corby Glen War Memorial, Lincolnshire is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* As an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War.
Architectural interest:
* As an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a granite cross with a Celtic wheel-head on a tapered shaft with tapered base.
Group value:
* The cross forms a group with the Museum and Art Gallery and Milestone, West of Garage, both listed at Grade II.
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.
The war memorial at Corby Glen is a copy of the C8 Celtic Cross of St Martin on the Island of Iona. It was carved and erected at a cost of £250 and dedicated on 13 December 1920 by the Revd. Arthur Abbott and unveiled by the Earl of Ancaster.
Details
A First World War memorial cross with additions and alterations after 1945, placed on the village green of Corby Glen and unveiled on 12 December 1920 by the Earl of Ancaster and dedicated by the Revd. Arthur Abbott.
MATERIALS: Cornish granite with an encircling iron fence.
DESCRIPTION: the monument takes the form of a Celtic cross with a wheel-head and tapered shaft with a tapered, rectangular base and a plinth. It has deeply-moulded arms and shaft. A central boss with platted ornament is surrounded by similar bosses to each arm.
INSCRIPTION: the plinth is inscribed: ‘IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 (names of the Fallen are recorded below) ALSO IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF (names)/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / ALSO REPORTED MISSING/ IN MALAYA 1956,/ (name)'.
Sources
Books and journals
Credland, Michael, The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire, (2014), 68
Websites
Imperial War Museum, accessed 12 January 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3707
War Memorials Trust, accessed 12 January 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/118958/
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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