Barcombe War Memorial

St Mary's Churchyard, Church Road, Barcombe, Lewes

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First World War memorial, erected 1920, with added commemoration for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453379
Date first listed:: 02-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Barcombe War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Mary's Churchyard, Church Road, Barcombe, Lewes

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453379
Date first listed:: 02-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Barcombe War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Mary's Churchyard, Church Road, Barcombe, Lewes

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 Mary's Churchyard, Church Road, Barcombe, Lewes

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

County:: East Sussex
District:: Lewes (District Authority)
Parish:: Barcombe
National Grid Reference:: TQ4185914328

Summary

First World War memorial, erected 1920, with added commemoration for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Barcombe 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 this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* as a well-executed and dignified commemorative structure which displays crisp carving.

Group value:

* with the Church of St Mary (Grade II*), the Grade II listed churchyard walls and funerary monuments and scheduled medieval 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, 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 Barcombe, in the churchyard of St Mary's Church, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the men of the parish who lost their lives in the First World War. It was designed by Lewes-based stonemasons C F Bridgman Ltd and was unveiled on 14 November 1920 by Brigadier-General Borrodaile to commemorate 34 servicemen who died during the First World War.

Within the church is a further memorial which commemorates members of the Barcombe Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters who lost their lives in the First World War.

Further inscriptions were added to the churchyard memorial following the Second World War in memory of the 14 local men, including Lt Claude Raymond VC, who lost their lives in the conflict.

Details

First World War memorial, erected 1920, with added commemoration for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: constructed of Cornish granite.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands close to the north porch of the Church of St Mary (Grade II*). It takes the form of a fully-enclosed wheel cross with a central boss and incised decoration to each quadrant on its front face and a tall shaft. It is set into a tapered plinth which stands on a square, three-stepped base. The front (east) face of the plinth is inscribed THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1914-19/ (NAMES).

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

Websites
Barcombe War Memorial, accessed 18 December 2017 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Barcombe.html
Imperial War Museum, Ref. 17108, Barcombe, accessed 18 December 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/17108
War Memorials Online, accessed 27 February 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/220389
Other
Barcombe’s Tribute: War Memorial Unveiled, Sussex Agricultural Press, 19 November 1920

Legal

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