Kinnersley War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St James, A4112, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, HR3 6QF
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1459950
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Kinnersley War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St James, A4112, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, HR3 6QF
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1459950
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Kinnersley War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St James, A4112, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, HR3 6QF
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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.
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 James, A4112, Kinnersley, Herefordshire, HR3 6QF
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Kinnersley
- National Grid Reference:
- SO3449449594
Summary
First World War memorial with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Kinnersley 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 and well-executed Aberdeen granite obelisk.
Group value:
* with the Church of St James (Grade I), kitchen garden walls of Kinnersley Castle (Grade II) and the Bodley monument (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 Kinnersley as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Those parishioners who fell during the Second World War were subsequently commemorated on the memorial.
Details
First World War memorial with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Aberdeen granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent location beside the entrance to the churchyard at its south-west corner, close to the Church of St James. The memorial comprises an Aberdeen granite obelisk with a gently tapering three-tiered square plinth and three-stepped square stone base.
The main inscription in gold-painted lettering on the south-west face of the plinth reads: IN MEMORIAM/ TO/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO SERVED/ THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS/ 1914 – 1918/ ALSO TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE WAR OF/ 1939 – 1945.
Sources
Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 26 September 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/33201
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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