Warcop War Memorial
Village Green, Junction of B6259 and Brookside, Warcop, Cumbria, CA16 6PB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1457762
- Date first listed:
- 03-Sept-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Warcop War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Village Green, Junction of B6259 and Brookside, Warcop, Cumbria, CA16 6PB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1457762
- Date first listed:
- 03-Sept-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Warcop War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Village Green, Junction of B6259 and Brookside, Warcop, Cumbria, CA16 6PB
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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.
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:
- Village Green, Junction of B6259 and Brookside, Warcop, Cumbria, CA16 6PB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Warcop
- National Grid Reference:
- NY7483215475
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
Warcop War Memorial, which is situated on a triangular green at the junction of the B6259, Brookside and Castlehill Road, 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 a simple but well-executed sandstone obelisk.
Group value:
* with the Grade II-listed The Fox with Barn and Garage Adjoining, and a Grade II-listed Maypole.
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 Warcop as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Warcop War Memorial was situated on a village green in the heart of the settlement. The memorial commemorates 53 local servicemen who served and 11 who fell in the First World War and five men who fell in the Second World War. The memorial was made by the prolific local monumental masons, Messrs Beattie and Co. of Carlisle. It cost £155 and it was unveiled in 1920 by General Sir Arthur Wynne, KCB.
Details
First World War memorial, 1920.
MATERIALS: sandstone; bronze.
DESCRIPTION: Warcop War Memorial is located on a triangular green at the junction of the B6259, Brookside and Castlehill Road, Warcop, Cumbria. It is prominently situated in the heart of Warcop. It comprises a sandstone obelisk on a moulded plinth bearing bronze inscription panels, on a two-tiered base, within a low kerbed square area with small wooden posts and chains surrounding. A laurel wreath is carved at the head of the obelisk, and a sword and rifle are carved at the base, below the inscriptions.
The inscription reads: 1914 – 18/ PARISH OF WARCOP/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)// WHO DIES IF ENGLAND LIVE.
Sources
Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 2 April 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3104
War Memorials Online, accessed 2 April 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/172889/
Warcop War Memorial, Cumbria, accessed 2 April 2018 from http://2ndww.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/warcop-war-memorial-cumbria.html
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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