Nacton War Memorial
Triangular Green, Junction of Ipswich Road and The Street, Nacton, Suffolk, IP10 0EQ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1458469
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Nacton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Triangular Green, Junction of Ipswich Road and The Street, Nacton, Suffolk, IP10 0EQ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1458469
- Date first listed:
- 12-Sept-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Nacton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Triangular Green, Junction of Ipswich Road and The Street, Nacton, Suffolk, IP10 0EQ
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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:
- Triangular Green, Junction of Ipswich Road and The Street, Nacton, Suffolk, IP10 0EQ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Nacton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM2190539958
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920.
Reasons for Designation
Nacton War Memorial, which stands in a prominent position on a small triangle of grass at the junction of Ipswich Road and The Street, 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 example of a Latin cross type of war memorial with an unusual and decorative conical plinth.
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 Nacton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
It was designed by Mr C E Eden (architect) of Ipswich and erected by Mr E E Saunders of Ipswich, who built many of the county’s war memorials. The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 3 October 1920 by Viscount Allenby GCB GC MG.
Details
First World War memorial, 1920.
MATERIALS: Clipsham stone, brick.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent position on a small triangle of grass at the junction of Ipswich Road and The Street, at the centre of the village.
The memorial comprises a small Latin cross on a tall, tapering octagonal column with an octagonal plinth above a conical brick and stone structure, set on a paved brick octagonal base. The cross, column and plinth are carved from Clipsham stone and the memorial stands approximately 5m high.
The main inscription in incised and black-painted lettering around three sides of the octagonal plinth reads: THIS CROSS/ WAS ERECTED TO THE GLORY OF GOD &/ TO THE HONOUR & GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF OUR MEN WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914–1918.
The names of the 18 men who died are carved around the two stone bands that form part of the brick and stone conical structure below the octagonal plinth.
Sources
Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 27 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/5384
War Memorials Online, accessed 27 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/161658/
Roll of Honour, accessed 27 July 2017 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/Nacton.html
Nacton Parish Council, accessed 27 July 2017 from http://nacton.suffolk.cloud/gallery/
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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