Winston War Memorial

Churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Winston, Suffolk, IP14 6LG

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Overview

War memorial. Erected, following the First World War, in 1923. A further inscription was added after the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1459013
Date first listed:: 12-Sep-2018
List Entry Name:: Winston War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Winston, Suffolk, IP14 6LG

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1459013
Date first listed:: 12-Sep-2018
List Entry Name:: Winston War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of St Andrew's Church, Winston, Suffolk, IP14 6LG

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 St Andrew's Church, Winston, Suffolk, IP14 6LG

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Winston
National Grid Reference:: TM1804861594

Summary

War memorial. Erected, following the First World War, in 1923. A further inscription was added after the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Winston War Memorial, erected in 1922 in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Historic interest:

* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.

Group value:

* with the Grade II* -listed Church of Andrew.

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: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Winston 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 unveiled during a memorial service on Sunday 24 June 1923 by Lieutenant-Colonel G W Hosfield. After the Second World War, the names of those parishioners who fell during that conflict were also added to the memorial.

Details

War memorial. Erected, following the First World War, in 1923. A further inscription was added after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: carved from Cornish granite and limestone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is situated beside the main entrance to the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew. It comprises a cross fleury set on a tapering shaft, plinth and two-stepped base. At the centre of the cross are the intertwined letters of the Christogram ‘IHS’. The memorial stands approximately 2.1m high and is carved from Cornish granite except for the lower step, which is of limestone. The north-west face of the plinth is inscribed in leaded lettering: IN MEMORY OF/ (FIVE NAMES)/ KILLED IN ACTION. DURING/ THE WAR 1914 – 1918. There is a further inscription on the south-west face of the plinth: 1939 – 1945/ (TWO NAMES).

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, accessed 22 July 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4895

Legal

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