Sutterton War Memorial

Sutterton Cemetery, Station Road, Sutterton, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 2JA

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Overview

First World War memorial, 7 August 1920, with Second World War additions. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454311
Date first listed:: 09-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Sutterton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Sutterton Cemetery, Station Road, Sutterton, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 2JA

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454311
Date first listed:: 09-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Sutterton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Sutterton Cemetery, Station Road, Sutterton, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 2JA

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:: Sutterton Cemetery, Station Road, Sutterton, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE20 2JA

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

County:: Lincolnshire
District:: Boston (District Authority)
Parish:: Sutterton
National Grid Reference:: TF2852235292

Summary

First World War memorial, 7 August 1920, with Second World War additions.

Reasons for Designation

Sutterton War Memorial, which is situated in Sutterton Cemetery, 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:

* a well-executed memorial which takes the form of a pillar.

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 Sutterton 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 war memorial was unveiled on 7 August 1920 by Mr G H Barber, chairman of the local war memorial committee, with the dedication undertaken by the parish curate, Reverend H H Andrew. It was constructed by Messrs J Atton and Sons of Spalding at a cost of £128, which was raised by public subscription. The memorial commemorates the 34 local servicemen who died in the First World War.

Following the Second World War, a dedication and the names of the 12 local servicemen who died in that conflict were added to the memorial.

Details

First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions.

DESCRIPTION: Sutterton War Memorial is located in Sutterton Cemetery at the western end of the main path through the cemetery from Station Road.

It takes the form of a tall, white granite pillar with a two-tiered pyramidal top surmounting a square capital with a deeply moulded cornice underneath. The pillar terminates in a moulded, square block foot upon a chamfered, square base. The inscriptions and names are in incised lettering, painted gold, to arched panels of red Aberdeen granite affixed to the pillar.

The principal inscription is to the east face of the pillar and reads ERECTED BY THE/ SUTTERTON PARISHIONERS./ "TO THE GLORY OF GOD"/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ OUR BOYS,/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918./ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS/ FRIENDS." The names of the 34 men who died in the conflict are recorded on the north and south faces of the pillar.

The Second World War dedication is to the west face of the pillar and reads SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ PARISHIONERS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939-1945/ (12 NAMES).

Blank red granite panels are also fixed to the faces of the foot of the pillar.

Sources

Books and journals
Credland, M, The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire, (2014), pp172
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 29 January 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/59675
Other
‘War Memorial. Unveiling Ceremony at Sutterton’, Boston Guardian, (14 August 1920), pp9

Legal

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