Flookburgh War Memorial

Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Station Road, Flookburgh, Cumbria, LA11 7JY

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First World War memorial, 1922. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1457191
Date first listed:: 07-Aug-2018
List Entry Name:: Flookburgh War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Station Road, Flookburgh, Cumbria, LA11 7JY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1457191
Date first listed:: 07-Aug-2018
List Entry Name:: Flookburgh War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Station Road, Flookburgh, Cumbria, LA11 7JY

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:: Churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist, Station Road, Flookburgh, Cumbria, LA11 7JY

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

District:: Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Lower Holker
National Grid Reference:: SD3657176023

Summary

First World War memorial, 1922.

Reasons for Designation

Flookburgh War Memorial, which is situated in St John the Baptist 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 this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* as an elegant and well-executed stone floriated cross with decorated shaft.

Group value:

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

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 Flookburgh as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

Flookburgh War Memorial was situated within the churchyard. The memorial commemorates 29 servicemen from Cark and Flookburgh who fell in the First World War.

The suggestion of a war memorial for Flookburgh was raised by February 1919. In July 1920, a faculty was granted for a cross to be erected in the churchyard and the memorial was unveiled on 10 January 1922.

Details

First World War memorial, 1922.

DESCRIPTION: Flookburgh War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Station Road, Flookburgh, Cumbria. It is prominently situated between the apse end of the church, and the main road passing by, visible from the road and beside the churchyard paths. It comprises a c 4.5m floriated cross, with an ornate head, on a tapering slender shaft with incised circular decorations in a strip spiralling down the shaft length and with a moulded cap and foot, on a circular plinth bearing inscriptions, atop a two-tiered base. The plinth bears the dedication in relief-carved lettering, and name inscriptions in incised lettering.

The inscription reads: HONOUR TO THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES THRO’ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ THE PEACE OF GOD TO ALL WHO/ BY THEIR SUFFERINGS STROVE/ TO GIVE THEIR COUNTRY PEACE// (NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 2 April 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4123
War Memorials Online, accessed 2 April 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/178834/

Legal

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