Singleton War Memorial
Churchyard of The Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Singleton, West Sussex, PO180EZ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1454346
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Singleton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of The Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Singleton, West Sussex, PO180EZ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1454346
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Singleton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of The Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Singleton, West Sussex, PO180EZ
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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.
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:
- Churchyard of The Parish Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Singleton, West Sussex, PO180EZ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- West Sussex
- District:
- Chichester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Singleton
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- SU8783713040
Summary
First World War memorial. Designer unknown. The names of the fallen from the Second World War, were subsequently added.
Reasons for Designation
The Singleton war memorial in the churchyard of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Singleton 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 example of one of the common forms of First World War memorials.
Group value:
* with the adjoining Grade I-listed Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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.
The war memorial at Singleton was presumably erected shortly after the end of the First World War but the date of its dedication and designer are not currently known. The names of the fallen from the Second World War, were subsequently added.
Details
First World War memorial. Designer unknown. The names of the fallen from the Second World War, were subsequently added.
MATERIALS: limestone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on a low grassy mound on the eastern boundary of the churchyard. It consists of a tall wheel cross with a sword carved in relief on its front face. The shaft rises from a two-tier plinth on a two stepped base. The inscription on the front face of the lower plinth reads ‘IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 - 1918/ 1939 - 1945/ THEIR GLORY LIVETH FOR EVERMORE’. The names of the fallen are inscribed on the sides of the plinth.
Sources
Websites
Imperial War Museum Inventory of War Memorials: 40192 - Singleton WW I and WW II Cross, accessed 30 January 2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/40192
Roll of Honour: Sussex - Singleton War Memorial, accessed 30 January 2018 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/Singleton.html
War Memorials Online: Singleton Cross, accessed 30 January 2018 from www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/252134/
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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