Staplefield War Memorial
Staplefield War Memorial, Staplefield Common, Junction of Handcross Road with Warninglid Road, Staplefield, West Sussex, RH17 6EJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453474
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Staplefield War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Staplefield War Memorial, Staplefield Common, Junction of Handcross Road with Warninglid Road, Staplefield, West Sussex, RH17 6EJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453474
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Staplefield War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Staplefield War Memorial, Staplefield Common, Junction of Handcross Road with Warninglid Road, Staplefield, West Sussex, RH17 6EJ
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.
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:
- Staplefield War Memorial, Staplefield Common, Junction of Handcross Road with Warninglid Road, Staplefield, West Sussex, RH17 6EJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Mid Sussex (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ansty and Staplefield
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ2758228126
Summary
First World War Memorial. Designed by Messrs Maile and Son of London and unveiled in 1921. Dates of the Second World War subsequently added.
Reasons for Designation
Staplefield War Memorial, designed by Messrs Maile and Son and unveiled in 1921, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of a world events on this community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* as a dignified example of a popular form of war memorial by a well-known company of monumental masons.
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 raised at Staplefield 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 inscription has been amended to cover the Second World War.
The memorial was built by Messrs Maile and Son of London. It was unveiled on the 12 June 1921 by Lord Leconfield.
Details
First World War Memorial. Designed by Messrs Maile and Son of London and unveiled in 1921. Dates of the Second World War subsequently added.
MATERIALS: granite with lead lettering.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located on Staplefield Common, at the junction of Cuckfield Road and Brantridge Lane, within a modern post and chain fence. It consists of a wheel-headed cross on a rough-hewn base standing on a single square step with a paved surround. The cross has an inverted sword carved in relief on the front face.
A smoothed recessed panel on the front face of the base is inscribed TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOUR OF THOSE MEN OF/ STAPLEFIELD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918 AND 1939 - 1945/ THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THE TABLET IN THE CHURCH.
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 08/03/2018
Sources
Books and journals
War Memorial Cross: Unveiled by Lord Leconfied in Mid Sussex Times, (14 June 1921), 5
Websites
Imperial War Museum National Inventory of War Memorials: Staplefield, accessed 21 December 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16777
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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