Christ Church War Memorial, Carlisle

Churchyard of the Church of St Aidan, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1LT

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Overview

First World War memorial, 1921. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1458500
Date first listed:: 07-Aug-2018
List Entry Name:: Christ Church War Memorial, Carlisle
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St Aidan, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1LT

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1458500
Date first listed:: 07-Aug-2018
List Entry Name:: Christ Church War Memorial, Carlisle
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of the Church of St Aidan, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1LT

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 Aidan, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1LT

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

District:: Cumberland (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: NY4103655921

Summary

First World War memorial, 1921.

Reasons for Designation

Christ Church War Memorial, Carlisle, which is situated in St Aidan’s Churchyard, Carlisle, 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 First World War.

Architectural interest:

* as a simple but well-executed wooden calvary on an octagonal stone base.

Group value:

* with the Grade II-listed Church of St Aidan and the Grade II-listed St Aidan’s Church Hall.

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

Christ Church War Memorial was originally unveiled at Christ Church in Botchergate (demolished 1952), and represented 63 men of that parish who died in the First World War. Christ Church was closed and the war memorial relocated to St Aidan’s, along with parishioners. A faculty for it had been granted for its erection in the churchyard, in April 1921. The memorial was unveiled on 26 July 1921.

Details

First World War memorial, 1921.

MATERIALS: stone; wood.

DESCRIPTION: Christ Church War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Aidan, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria. It is prominently situated outside the front of the church along the main road. It comprises a wooden gabled calvary on an octagonal stone plinth and octagonal two-stepped base. The plinth and base bear the inscriptions in incised lettering.

The inscription on the plinth reads TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH/ THIS PARISH AND/ CONGREGATION/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918// (NAMES).

The inscription on the base reads REST ETERNAL GRANT THEM O LORD.

Sources

Websites
The Royal British Legion, Carlisle and Stanwix Branch , accessed 2 April 2018 from http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/carlisle/ww1-heroes-walk-of-honour/memorial-32-st-aidan-church-memorial
War Memorial Register, accessed 2 April 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/48973
War Memorials Online, accessed 2 April 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/176796/

Legal

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