Manton War Memorial

St Mary's Churchyard, Church Lane, Manton, Rutland, LE15 8ST

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First World War memorial, unveiled on 11 April 1920, with Second World War addition. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454920
Date first listed:: 04-Apr-2018
List Entry Name:: Manton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Mary's Churchyard, Church Lane, Manton, Rutland, LE15 8ST

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454920
Date first listed:: 04-Apr-2018
List Entry Name:: Manton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Mary's Churchyard, Church Lane, Manton, Rutland, LE15 8ST

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:: St Mary's Churchyard, Church Lane, Manton, Rutland, LE15 8ST

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

District:: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Manton
National Grid Reference:: SK8805504683

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled on 11 April 1920, with Second World War addition.

Reasons for Designation

Manton War Memorial, which is situated in St Mary’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 the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* a well-executed wheel-head cross memorial with carved Sword of Sacrifice.

Group value:

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

One such memorial was raised at Manton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the six members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled on 11 April 1920 by Major-General Lord Ranksborough with the dedication undertaken by Canon Whittingham, Archdeacon of Oakham.

Following the Second World War, a small metal plate was added to the memorial bearing the names of the two casualties from that conflict.

Details

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

DESCRIPTION: Manton War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Grade II*-listed Church of St Mary, situated to the north-west of the bell tower and visible from the street.

It is of rough-hewn Cornish granite and takes the form of a wheel-head cross with a tapering four-sided shaft; an inverted Sword of Sacrifice is carved in relief to the south-west face. The sword has a trefoil design to the pommel and ends of the cross-guard. The cross shaft rises from a tapering, four-sided plinth surmounting a single-stepped, square base.

At the foot of the cross shaft, to the south-west face, is a small recessed panel carrying the words TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND. The dedication continues on a recessed panel on the plinth and reads IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (6 NAMES). The dedications are all in leaded lettering.

A small metal plate has been affixed directly below the sword bearing the Second World War dedication in incised lettering 1939 - 1945/ (2 NAMES).

Sources

Books and journals
Ovens, R, Sleath, S, The Heritage of Rutland Water, (2008), 217
Websites
Leicestershire County Council War Memorials Project, accessed 20 February 2018 from http://www.leicestershirewarmemorials.co.uk/war/memorials/view/725
Rutland Remembers, accessed 20 February 2018 from http://www.rutlandremembers.org/location/1189/manton-war-memorial-st-mary-the-virgin-church
War Memorials Register, accessed 20 February 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37770

Legal

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