Stanhoe and Barwick War Memorial
c20m north-west of Duck Cottage, The Green, Stanhoe, Norfolk, PE31 8QE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1456890
- Date first listed:
- 20-Aug-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Stanhoe and Barwick War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- c20m north-west of Duck Cottage, The Green, Stanhoe, Norfolk, PE31 8QE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1456890
- Date first listed:
- 20-Aug-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Stanhoe and Barwick War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- c20m north-west of Duck Cottage, The Green, Stanhoe, Norfolk, PE31 8QE
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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:
- c20m north-west of Duck Cottage, The Green, Stanhoe, Norfolk, PE31 8QE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stanhoe
- National Grid Reference:
- TF8072537149
Summary
First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Stanhoe and Barwick War Memorial, which stands at The Green, 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 simple yet poignant memorial, designed to reflect the significance of the global conflict by recording the names not only of those who died, but all from the two parishes who served.
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 Stanhoe as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 20 members of the parishes of Stanhoe and Barwick who died in the First World War. The memorial also records the names of 52 who served, but returned. Following the Second World War the names of three men who died in that conflict were added to the memorial.
Details
Stanhoe and Barwick War Memorial is located at The Green, immediately north-east of the pond. It comprises a three-stage stone pillar, rectangular on plan, dying back from the lower to upper stage by small intervals. The upper stage is capped. The memorial is enclosed by four low, pyramidal, posts carrying pairs of horizontal metal rails.
The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the upper stage reads THIS MEMORIAL IS/ ERECTED IN HONOUR/ OF THE INHABITANTS/ OF STANHOE & BARWICK/ WHO SERVED IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1918. Below, on the middle stage, the inscription continues AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THESE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES THEREIN/ (20 NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (3 NAMES). To either side, further lists of names are recorded below the inscription THOSE WHO SERVED.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 2 May 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20219
Stanhoe Archive Photographs, accessed 2 May 2018 from http://stanhoe.org/gallery/picture.php?/1133/category/34
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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