Blaxton War Memorial

Bank End Road, Blaxton, Doncaster, DN9 3AL

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Overview

First World War memorial, unveiled 1 January 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:: 1453911
Date first listed:: 03-Apr-2018
List Entry Name:: Blaxton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Bank End Road, Blaxton, Doncaster, DN9 3AL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1453911
Date first listed:: 03-Apr-2018
List Entry Name:: Blaxton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Bank End Road, Blaxton, Doncaster, DN9 3AL

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:: Bank End Road, Blaxton, Doncaster, DN9 3AL

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

District:: Doncaster (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Blaxton
National Grid Reference:: SE6721300408

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled 1 January 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Blaxton War Memorial, which is situated on Bank End Road, 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:

* as a well-executed obelisk memorial.

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 Blaxton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the nine members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled on 1 January 1920 by Brigadier-General Sir Alington Bewicke Copley.

Following the Second World War, a dedication was added to commemorate the three Fallen of that conflict.

The memorial has been relocated at least once since it was constructed. The Ordnance Survey map published in 1964 indicates that the memorial was positioned further west at the junction of Mosham Road and the A614. It is probable that the memorial was moved to its current position when the road was widened at the junction. The memorial was in situ by 1981.

Details

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

DESCRIPTION: Blaxton War Memorial is located within a small enclosed garden at the north side of Bank End Road.

It is of York stone and takes the form of a small obelisk rising from a four-sided plinth. The plinth is surmounted by a four-sided, pedimented cap with moulded cornice beneath; to the centre of each pediment is a relief carved flower and foliate design. The plinth stands on a two-tiered moulded foot, which surmounts a narrow, square, single-stepped stone base. The dedication and names are in leaded lettering.

To the south face of the obelisk are the words THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. Directly below, to the south face of the plinth is the dedication TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ (9 NAMES). A further dedication is written on the south face of the upper-tier of the plinth foot and reads ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE MADE BY THE MEN OF BLAXTON/ NAMED ABOVE.

To the west face of the obelisk are the words SECOND/ WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 45. Directly below, to the west face of the plinth are the three names of the casualties from this conflict.

Sources

Websites
Doncaster War Memorials, accessed 12 December 2017 from https://doncasterwarmemorials.weebly.com/blaxton.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 12 December 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/193369
War Memorials Register, accessed 12 December 2017 from www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/28079
Other
‘Yorkshire News in Brief: Interesting Items from the Ridings’, Leeds Mercury, (2 January 1920), pp4
OS Map 25" (1964 edn)
OS Map 25" (1981 edn)

Legal

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

The listed building is shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’), structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building (save those coloured blue on the map) are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act.