Shardlow War Memorial

Churchyard of the Church of St James, London Road, Shardlow, Derbyshire, DE72 2GP

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

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1459473
Date first listed:: 29-Apr-2019
List Entry Name:: Shardlow War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St James, London Road, Shardlow, Derbyshire, DE72 2GP

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1459473
Date first listed:: 29-Apr-2019
List Entry Name:: Shardlow War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of the Church of St James, London Road, Shardlow, Derbyshire, DE72 2GP

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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.

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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 James, London Road, Shardlow, Derbyshire, DE72 2GP

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

County:: Derbyshire
District:: South Derbyshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Shardlow and Great Wilne
National Grid Reference:: SK4379630348

Summary

First World War memorial, 1921.

Reasons for Designation

Shardlow War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St James, 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 lantern head memorial bearing carved decorative details.

Group value:

* with the Church of St James (Grade II) and the gate piers and railings at the entrance to the churchyard (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 at Shardlow as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

The war memorial was unveiled on 2 April 1921 by the Reverend RL Farmer and dedicated by the Venerable Archdeacon Noakes. It was built at a cost of £325, raised by public subscription, to designs by H Quentery Farmer of Macclesfield. The work was largely undertaken by J and E Moores of Manchester, with the carving of the Christ figure and the inscriptions carried out by J Lanefan of Manchester.

Details

First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: Darley Dale stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on the church path in the north of the churchyard of the Church of St James (Grade II). It is adjacent to the Grade II-listed gate piers and railings at the entrance to the churchyard on London Road.

The memorial consists of a lantern head with a carved Christ figure on the north face atop a moulded collar on an octagonal shaft. The foot of the shaft is chamfered with a square base tapering to an octagon at the top. This is set on an octagonal plinth with recessed sections on the north, east, south and west faces. The whole stands on an octagonal base.

The foot of the shaft bears a shield carved in relief on the north face within which are the words 1914/1918; underneath the shield the word REMEMBER is incised. The names of the First World War fallen are carved into the north-east and north-west faces of the plinth.

Sources

Websites
Shardlow, accessed 5 October 2017 from https://derbyshirewarmemorials.wikispaces.com/Shardlow
War Memorial Register, accessed 5 October 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/57561
War Memorials Online, accessed 5 October 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/238168
Other
‘Shardlow War Memorial’, The Derbyshire Advertiser, (8 and 9 April 1921), p12

Legal

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