St Blazey War Memorial

Churchyard of Church of St Blaize, Church Street, St Blazey, Truro, PL24 2NT

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A First World War memorial, thought to date from the 1920s, altered after the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453424
Date first listed:: 22-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: St Blazey War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of Church of St Blaize, Church Street, St Blazey, Truro, PL24 2NT

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453424
Date first listed:: 22-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: St Blazey War Memorial
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of Church of St Blaize, Church Street, St Blazey, Truro, PL24 2NT

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:: Churchyard of Church of St Blaize, Church Street, St Blazey, Truro, PL24 2NT

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

District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: St. Blaise
National Grid Reference:: SX0687454811

Summary

A First World War memorial, thought to date from the 1920s, altered after the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

St Blazey 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 the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* the memorial is a dignified and sombre monument in the form of a Cavalry Crucifix, well-carved and with good proportions.

* Group value: it has strong group value with the Grade II* listed Church of St Blaize.

History

The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of war memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead. This meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at St Blazey, 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 erected adjacent to the Church of St Blaize. It was altered after the Second World War, when a tablet bearing the names of the fallen of that conflict was added.

Details

A First World War memorial, thought to date from the 1920s, altered after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: timber and granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a Cavalry Crucifix, with a carved figure of Christ on the cross under a pointed timber canopy. This stands on a square stone plinth, which has bronze plaques in three of its faces.

The plaque to the front bears the inscription 1914 - 1918/ "GREATER LOVE/ HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS"/ (NAMES). The plinth sits atop a three-stepped base. At the front, a stone tablet has been added which reads 1939 - 1945 WAR/ (NAMES).

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museums Inventory ref.9302, accessed 21.12.17 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/9302

Legal

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