Upper Broughton War Memorial
Churchyard of St Luke's Church, Rectory Drive, Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, LE14 3BG
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1463758
- Date first listed:
- 27-Aug-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Upper Broughton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Luke's Church, Rectory Drive, Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, LE14 3BG
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1463758
- Date first listed:
- 27-Aug-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Upper Broughton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Luke's Church, Rectory Drive, Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, LE14 3BG
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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 St Luke's Church, Rectory Drive, Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, LE14 3BG
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Nottinghamshire
- District:
- Rushcliffe (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Upper Broughton
- National Grid Reference:
- SK6832026211
Summary
A war memorial dating to the early 1920s, standing in the graveyard of the Church of St Luke.
Reasons for Designation
Upper Broughton War Memorial, which is situated in the Churchyard of St Luke's and was unveiled in 1920, 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:
* as a simple but well-executed wheeled-cross memorial.
Group value:
* with the Grade I-listed Church of St Luke (List Entry: 1264583) and other listed headstones within the graveyard (LE: 1264813).
History
The concept of commemorating war dead did not develop to any great extent until towards the end of the 19th century. Prior to then memorials were rare and were mainly dedicated to individual officers, or sometimes regiments. The first large-scale erection of war memorials dedicated to the ordinary soldier followed the Second Boer War of 1899-1902, which was the first major war following reforms to the British Army which led to regiments being recruited from local communities and with volunteer soldiers. However, it was the aftermath of the First World War that was the great age of memorial building, 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.
The Upper Broughton Memorial commemorates the eight men from the village killed in the First World War and the soldier killed in the Second World War. It was blessed by the Bishop of Southwell during a visit to the village. The church was formerly known as St Oswald's before being re-dedicated to St Luke.
Details
A war memorial unveiled and blessed in 1920, standing in the graveyard of the Church of St Luke.
MATERIALS: limestone.
PLAN: square on plan.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on a two-stepped base and is a tapering plinth and shaft, surmounted by a wheeled Celtic cross, itself on a moulded and projecting base. The names of the fallen are inscribed on the lower section of the plinth above the base. Around the upper step is inscribed IN MEMORY OF/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ FRANCE BELGIUM. 1914-1918. The name of the soldier from the village killed in the Second World War is inscribed on the lower step.
Sources
Websites
Upper Broughton War Memorial, accessed 19 March 2019 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253085/
Upper Broughton War Memorial, accessed 19 March 2019 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/27310
Service of Commemoration for the WW1 War Memorial Men, accessed 17 April 2019 from http://upperbroughtonhistory.objectis.net/wars/service-of-commemoration-for-the-ww1-war-memorial-men
Other
Upper Broughton: Monument Full Report - Nottinghamshire County Council Historic Environment Record
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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