Great Finborough War Memorial Cross

c70m south-east of the Church of St Andrew, The churchyard, Church Road, Great Finborough, Suffolk, IP14 3AD

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Overview

First World War memorial granite cross, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453709
Date first listed:: 07-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Great Finborough War Memorial Cross
Statutory Address:: c70m south-east of the Church of St Andrew, The churchyard, Church Road, Great Finborough, Suffolk, IP14 3AD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453709
Date first listed:: 07-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Great Finborough War Memorial Cross
Statutory Address 1:: c70m south-east of the Church of St Andrew, The churchyard, Church Road, Great Finborough, Suffolk, IP14 3AD

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:: c70m south-east of the Church of St Andrew, The churchyard, Church Road, Great Finborough, Suffolk, IP14 3AD

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Great Finborough
National Grid Reference:: TM0142157894

Summary

First World War memorial granite cross, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Great Finborough War Memorial Cross, which stands in the churchyard, 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:

* an unusual wheel-head cross in granite.

Group value:

* with the Church of St Andrew (Grade II-listed).

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. 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 which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Great Finborough as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 12 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on Saturday 31 January 1920. The names of three parishioners who died during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.

Details

The memorial stands inside the main entrance to the churchyard, close to the Church of St Andrew (Grade II). It comprises a wheel-head cross on a column, rectangular on plan, raised on a three-stepped square base. It is carved from pale grey granite and stands approximately 2.1m high.

The main inscription, running around the front face of the wheel of the cross head, reads FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ AUG 4 1914 JUNE 28 1919. The commemorated First World War names are listed on the front face of the column. A further inscription on the south face of the column reads 3 SEPT 1939/ TO/ 2 SEPT 1945/ (3 NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 11 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4750

Legal

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