Great Glemham War Memorial
c20m noth-east of All Saints' Church, The churchyard, Church Road, Great Glemham, Suffolk, IP17 2DA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453720
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Great Glemham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- c20m noth-east of All Saints' Church, The churchyard, Church Road, Great Glemham, Suffolk, IP17 2DA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1453720
- Date first listed:
- 23-Apr-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Great Glemham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- c20m noth-east of All Saints' Church, The churchyard, Church Road, Great Glemham, Suffolk, IP17 2DA
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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:
- c20m noth-east of All Saints' Church, The churchyard, Church Road, Great Glemham, Suffolk, IP17 2DA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Great Glemham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM3400361657
Summary
First World War memorial cross in Portland stone, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Great Glemham War Memorial, 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 example of a wheel-head cross war memorial, in the Celtic style, in Portland stone.
Group value:
* with the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed) and Grade II-listed buildings including The Cottage, Church Cottages, a K6 Telephone Kiosk, and the group of Martha’s Cottage, Post Office and Wisteria Cottage.
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 Glemham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 15 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 13 June and dedicated by Canon Lawrence. The names of six parishioners who died during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.
Details
The memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed), in close proximity to a number of Grade II-listed buildings. In Portland stone, it comprises a wheel-head cross rising from the corniced top of a tapering column, rectangular on plan. The cross head is ornamented with carved interlace patterns, whilst the slim entablature of the cornice is decorated with leaves and flowers carved in relief. The column stands on a simple base.
The principal dedicatory inscription incised into the front face of the columns reads TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ (15 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914-1918/ ALSO OF/ (6 NAMES)/ 1939-1945. An inscription to the front face of the base reads THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US AND/ WE WERE NOT HURT. THEY WERE A WALL/ UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND DAY/ 1 SAM. 25 V.15-16.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 20 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/5499
War Memorials Online, accessed 20 June 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/117205/
Other
"Great Glemham Cross Dedicated", Framlingham Weekly News, Saturday 19 June 1920, p2
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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