Hepworth War Memorial

St Peter's Churchyard, Church Lane, Hepworth, Suffolk

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Overview

First World War memorial, unveiled 16 May 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454146
Date first listed:: 22-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Hepworth War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Peter's Churchyard, Church Lane, Hepworth, Suffolk

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454146
Date first listed:: 22-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Hepworth War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Peter's Churchyard, Church Lane, Hepworth, Suffolk

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:: St Peter's Churchyard, Church Lane, Hepworth, Suffolk

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: West Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Hepworth
National Grid Reference:: TL9872474878

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled 16 May 1920.

Reasons for Designation

Hepworth War Memorial, which is situated in St Peter’s 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 this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War.

Architectural interest:

* a well-executed Latin cross memorial.

Group value:

* with the Grade II*-listed Church of St Peter.

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 Hepworth as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 13 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was erected by Messrs H L Perfitt (stonemasons) of Diss. It was unveiled on 16 May 1920 by Brigadier-General Lord Playfair and dedicated by the rector, Reverend C E Green.

Details

First World War memorial, 1920.

MATERIALS: grey granite, Portland stone base

DESCRIPTION: Hepworth war memorial is located in the churchyard adjacent to the entrance, to the north of the Church of St Peter (Grade II*-listed).

It is of grey granite and takes the form of a plain Latin cross set in a rough-hewn, rock-like plinth. This surmounts a single-stepped square base of Portland stone.

The main inscription and names are in leaded lettering on a smooth, inset panel on the west face of the plinth, IN GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR./ (13 NAMES)/ 1914-1918.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 19 January 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/117483/
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 January 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/5218
Other
‘Memorial Cross Dedicated. Ceremony in Hepworth Churchyard’, Bury Free Press, (22 May 1920), pp2

Legal

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