Shipton Bellinger War Memorial

Adjacent to the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, High Street, Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, SP9 7UF

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Overview

First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1459807
Date first listed:: 29-Jan-2019
List Entry Name:: Shipton Bellinger War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Adjacent to the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, High Street, Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, SP9 7UF

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1459807
Date first listed:: 29-Jan-2019
List Entry Name:: Shipton Bellinger War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Adjacent to the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, High Street, Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, SP9 7UF

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Adjacent to the Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, High Street, Shipton Bellinger, Hampshire, SP9 7UF

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

County:: Hampshire
District:: Test Valley (District Authority)
Parish:: Shipton Bellinger
National Grid Reference:: SU2326845406

Summary

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

Reasons for Designation

Shipton Bellinger War Memorial, which stands on the High Street outside the churchyard of the Church of St Peter, 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 a well-executed limestone cross.

Group value:

* with the Church of St Peter (Grade II) and the roadside boundary wall 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 Shipton Bellinger 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 names of those who died in the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.

Details

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

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located on an area of green with a hedged backdrop outside St Peter's churchyard on the High Street. It comprises a limestone latin cross on an octagonal plinth and three-stepped octagonal base. The inscription on the front face of the plinth, in black painted incised lettering, reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR THE EMPIRE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. On the other plinth faces are the names of those who fell.

Recorded below the dedication on the upper step of the base, an inscription reads FAITHFUL/ IN/ DUTY and on the left face it reads NOBLE/ IN/ LIFE, and on the right face GLORIOUS/ IN/ DEATH.

A further inscription to those who fell in the Second World War is recorded below on the middle step of the base and it reads: 1939 – 1945 followed underneath by the names.

Sources

Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 31/05/17 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/120

Legal

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