Croglin War Memorial

The Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, Croglin, Ainstable, CA4 9RZ

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First World War memorial 1921 to designs of J H Martindale of Carlisle, built by Messrs J & R Bell. Second World War additions. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1461621
Date first listed:: 04-Jan-2019
List Entry Name:: Croglin War Memorial
Statutory Address:: The Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, Croglin, Ainstable, CA4 9RZ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1461621
Date first listed:: 04-Jan-2019
List Entry Name:: Croglin War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: The Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, Croglin, Ainstable, CA4 9RZ

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:: The Churchyard, Church of St John the Baptist, Croglin, Ainstable, CA4 9RZ

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

District:: Westmorland and Furness (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Ainstable
National Grid Reference:: NY5744547264

Summary

First World War memorial 1921 to designs of J H Martindale of Carlisle, built by Messrs J & R Bell. Second World War additions.

Reasons for Designation

Croglin War Memorial, erected 1921, 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.

Architectural interest:

* a well-crafted design by a known local architect, in the form of a Celtic cross executed in local sandstone upon a substantial roughly-hewn cross base.

Group value:

* it benefits from a spatial group value with the adjacent Grade II-listed Church of St John the Baptist.

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, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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.

Croglin War Memorial was erected in 1921 in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II; National Heritage List for England: 1144838). The memorial was designed by J H Martindale of Carlisle, a known local architect. It was unveiled on 31 January 1921 at a ceremony attended by Captain R S Newton MC (Lancashire Fusiliers & Signal Service RE) son of the rector. It was dedicated the same day by Revd A S Newton, Rector.

Details

First World War memorial 1921 to designs of J H Martindale of Carlisle, built by Messrs J & R Bell. Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: sandstone

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is situated within a churchyard immediately outside the church porch, and takes the form of a Celtic cross. The tapered cross-shaft surmounts a substantial, roughly-hewn stone cross base. The face and sides of the cross-shaft are extensively decorated with celtic knot motifs. The inscription of incised lettering is carved into the front of the base on a tablet set at an angle. It reads

IN HONOURED MEMORY OF / (SIX NAMES) / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.

The Second World War addition is inscribed on a narrow tablet, also set at an angle, on the right side of the base and reads

(NAME) /1939-1945.

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museums register entry, accessed 21 November 2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/3041
War memorials Online report, accessed 21 November 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/177085

Legal

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