Mount War Memorial, Warleggan, Cornwall
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1454434
- Date first listed:
- 20-Mar-2018
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1454434
- Date first listed:
- 20-Mar-2018
- Location Description:
- Mount, Warleggan, Cornwall, PL30 4ES
Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Warleggan
- National Grid Reference:
- SX1475968016
Summary
A community war memorial and enclosure of around 1920, which stands at the centre of the village.
Reasons for Designation
Mount War Memorial, Warleggan, Cornwall 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 First World War.
Architectural interest:
* as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial, which takes the form of a granite cross on a tapered shaft with stepped base and walled and railed enclosure.
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. One such memorial was raised at Mount, Warleggan, Cornwall 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 memorial appears to date from around 1920.
Details
A community war memorial and enclosure of around 1920.
MATERIALS & PLAN: the cross is of granite and surrounded by an enclosure which has rubble stone walls to the sides and rear and iron railings to the front, with a central gate flanked by gate-posts. It is set facing south-west at the staggered cross roads at the centre of the village.
DESCRIPTION: The cross is of rough hewn granite and takes the form of a Celtic cross with wheel head and a sword in relief on its south-western face. The shaft is tapered and has a smooth stone, inset panel to its lower body which records the names of the three Fallen of the parish, between the words FOR KING / AND / COUNTRY / (NAMES) / REST IN PEACE. Below this the base has a curved top and a similar, smooth, inset panel which records the names of those from the parish who served in the armed forces. Below this list is the wording THIS CROSS IS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO / SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 - 1918. Below this the plinth projects slightly. A small enclosure surrounds the monument and is bounded by a curved rubble stone wall with a rounded coping course. To the road front are three bays with arrow-head railings at either side of the gateway. The monument is placed diagonally opposite to Mount Methodist Church.
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