War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen

St Stephen's Road, St Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AR

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First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions following the Second World War and Falklands Conflict. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1455236
Date first listed:: 09-Oct-2018
List Entry Name:: War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen
Statutory Address:: St Stephen's Road, St Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AR

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1455236
Date first listed:: 09-Oct-2018
List Entry Name:: War memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: St Stephen's Road, St Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AR

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 Stephen's Road, St Stephens, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AR

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

District:: Cornwall (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Saltash
National Grid Reference:: SX4166158356

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions following the Second World War and Falklands Conflict.

Reasons for Designation

The war memorial in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen, Saltash, erected in 1920, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Historic interest: * the war memorial reflects the sacrifice made by the parish of Saltash during the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest: * the war memorial is well-executed in its design with a shaft, columns and a moulded cornice.

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 in the churchyard of the Church of St Stephen at St Stephen (also known as St Stephens), Saltash as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 36 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled on 7 August 1920 by Brigadier-General TC Porter CB (Companion of the Order of Bath). A further 30 names were added on the south side of the memorial to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Second World War, and following the Falklands Conflict one name was added to the north side of the memorial.

Details

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions following the Second World War and Falklands Conflict.

DESCRIPTION: The memorial is located in the north-west corner of the churchyard of the Grade I-listed Church of St Stephen, just within the St Stephen’s Hill entrance.

The memorial is of granite and takes the form of a square shaft surrounded by four rough-hewn columns with circular bases and capitals, topped with a square cornice and a short obelisk. It stands on a plain square foot and chamfered plinth rising from a three-stepped square base. The whole memorial stands on a semi-circular platform bounded by a low semi-circular wall with rounded coping which terminates in short square pillars at either end.

The names are in leaded lettering on the shaft, with further inscriptions on the foot and plinth. The inscription on the west face reads (NAMES) / TO THE HONOURED DEAD / 1914-1919 / YE THAT LIVE ON MID ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN / REMEMBER US AND THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. The names of those who died in the Second World War are recorded on the south face which reads (NAMES) / 1939-1945 and the north face records FALKLANDS / 1982 (NAME).

Sources

Websites
Cornwall's War History Remembered, accessed 8 March 2018 from http://www.cornwallswarhistory.co.uk/maps/war-memorials-2/st-stephen-by-saltash/
St Stephens by Saltash, accessed 7 March 2018 from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Par_new/q_s/stephen_saltash_st.php
War Memorials Online, accessed 7 March 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/241753/
War Memorials Register, accessed 7 March 2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/73016

Legal

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