Whittington War Memorial
Junction of Church Street and Main Street, Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9JU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462073
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Whittington War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Junction of Church Street and Main Street, Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9JU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1462073
- Date first listed:
- 17-Jan-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Whittington War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Junction of Church Street and Main Street, Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9JU
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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.
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:
- Junction of Church Street and Main Street, Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9JU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Lichfield (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whittington
- National Grid Reference:
- SK1606008269
Summary
A First World War memorial, erected in 1924; altered by the addition of further names after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
The war memorial outside the former village school in Whittington 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 church’s community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* for its design, a well-executed granite cross with neat inscriptions.
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 750,000 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 Whittington as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 19 former pupils of the local school who lost their lives in the First World War.
Whittington War Memorial was unveiled on 20 April 1924 by Colonel BT Seckham and dedicated by Reverend DM Cohu. It was designed by Mr W Bramley, headmaster of Whittington School, with the work carried out by Mr Lamb of Lichfield.
Following the Second World War the names of 13 fallen from that conflict were added to the memorial.
Details
A First World War memorial, erected in 1924; altered by the addition of further names after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a cross pattee on a tapering plinth on a square base. A Latin cross is carved in relief on the south face of the cross head. The south face of the plinth bears lead lettering which reads ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE OLD SCHOLARS/ OF WHITTINGTON SCHOOL/ WHO FELL DURING THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918./ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. The names of the 19 fallen from that conflict are recorded on the remaining faces of the plinth. The south face of the base reads ALSO IN PROUD REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF WHITTINGTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 2ND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945. The names of the 13 fallen from this conflict are listed on the east and west faces of the best.
The memorial stands on a paved area next to the former village school. Metal railings and a gate to the south of the memorial provide access from the pavement.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online Database, Whittington War Memorial WMO110295, accessed 14.12.2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/110295/
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register: Whittington War Memorial, accessed 14.12.2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/13503
Other
‘Whittington School War Memorial’, Lichfield Mercury, 25 April 1924, p.5
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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