Westhorpe War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret, Church Road, Westhorpe, Suffolk, IP14 4SU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1458928
- Date first listed:
- 18-Sept-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Westhorpe War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret, Church Road, Westhorpe, Suffolk, IP14 4SU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1458928
- Date first listed:
- 18-Sept-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Westhorpe War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret, Church Road, Westhorpe, Suffolk, IP14 4SU
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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:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Margaret, Church Road, Westhorpe, Suffolk, IP14 4SU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Westhorpe
- National Grid Reference:
- TM0437369214
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Westhorpe War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Margaret, 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 calvary cross.
Group value:
* with the Church of St Margaret (Grade I), Fleurael Cottage (Grade II), the Old Rectory (Grade II) and a K6 telephone kiosk (Grade II).
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 in the churchyard at Westhorpe as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the ten members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 18 April 1920 and dedicated by the Reverend C J Smith.
The names of the two parishioners who fell during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.
Conservation of the memorial was carried out in 2015.
Details
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Doulting stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Margaret (Grade I), immediately outside the main southern entrance of the church. The memorial comprises a tall slender stone Latin calvary cross with a stone roof, to which is attached a bronze figurine of Christ crucified. The bronze figure was carried out by the Art and Book Company, London. The cross stands on a tall square plinth, atop a small square stone step and a larger octagonal stone base. Overall, the memorial stands around 3.3m high.
The main inscription is on the lower end of the cross shaft and reads: IN/ LOVING AND/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ with the names of the fallen being listed on the front face of the plinth. On the front face of the octagonal base is an inset stone bearing the inscription: REST ETERNAL GRANT TO THEM O LORD/ AND LET LIGHT PERPETUAL SHINE UPON THEM.
On the northern face of the plinth is the additional inscription: 1939 –1945/ (2 NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 25 August 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4882
War Memorials Online, accessed 25 August 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/233525/
Other
Westhorpe War Memorial, Suffolk Chronicle and Mercury, 23 April 1920
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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