South Somercotes War Memorial

St Peter's Churchyard, Town Street, South Somercotes, Lincolnshire, LN11 7BW

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Overview

First World War churchyard memorial wheel cross, 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453260
Date first listed:: 31-Jan-2018
List Entry Name:: South Somercotes War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Peter's Churchyard, Town Street, South Somercotes, Lincolnshire, LN11 7BW

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453260
Date first listed:: 31-Jan-2018
List Entry Name:: South Somercotes War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Peter's Churchyard, Town Street, South Somercotes, Lincolnshire, LN11 7BW

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: St Peter's Churchyard, Town Street, South Somercotes, Lincolnshire, LN11 7BW

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

County:: Lincolnshire
District:: East Lindsey (District Authority)
Parish:: South Somercotes
National Grid Reference:: TF4159693827

Summary

First World War churchyard memorial wheel cross, 1920.

Reasons for Designation

South Somercotes 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.

Group value: * The cross forms a group with the Church of St Peter, South Somercotes (Grade I).

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. One such memorial was unveiled at South Somercotes on 24 October 1920 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 five local servicemen who died during the First World War. The memorial was built by Messrs Mawer Brothers of Louth who were also responsible for a number of other listed memorials, including the Grade II Listed Tathwell and Grimoldby war memorials. The monument was unveiled Sunday 24 October 1920, by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Cordeaux, CBE. and dedicated by the Rev. Canon SA Johnston. The estimated cost of the memorial was about £100.

Details

First World War memorial, 1920.

MATERIALS: granite cross with lead lettering.

DESCRIPTION: South Somercotes War Memorial is located within the churchyard of the redundant St Peter’s Church (Grade I Listed).

It consists of a rough-hewn Granite wheel cross with a sword carved in relief on its front face. The cross rises from a tapering square plinth on a single stepped base. The front of the plinth has a smoothed recessed panel which carries the leaded inscription, which reads: 'TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1918. / THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY / 1 SAM. 25 10.'

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 27 February 2018.

Sources

Books and journals
Credland, M, The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire, (2014), 163
Websites
IWM register of war memorials, accessed 10/01/2018 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/48913
War Memorials Online, accessed 27 February 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/211335

Legal

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