Nether Broughton War Memorial
Churchyard of St Mary, Church End, Nether Broughton, Leicestershire, LE14 3ET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1464517
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Nether Broughton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St Mary, Church End, Nether Broughton, Leicestershire, LE14 3ET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1464517
- Date first listed:
- 05-Aug-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Nether Broughton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St Mary, Church End, Nether Broughton, Leicestershire, LE14 3ET
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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 Mary, Church End, Nether Broughton, Leicestershire, LE14 3ET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Melton (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Broughton and Old Dalby
- National Grid Reference:
- SK6959626170
Summary
A war memorial cross of 1920 date constructed of red Peterhead granite.
Reasons for Designation
Nether Broughton War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* it is 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:
* it is a well-detailed war memorial in the form of a wheel cross in red granite.
Group value:
* it has group value with the Church of St Mary (listed at Grade II*) and The Old Rectory and a chest tomb (both 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, 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. One such memorial was raised at Nether Broughton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It takes the form of a traditional cross, and was made by Messrs Squires, of Bingham. It was unveiled on Sunday 31 October 1920 by Mr CJ Phillips, JP, of Old Dalby Hall and dedicated by the rector, the Reverend EG Watts. The memorial lettering was restored in 2017.
Details
A war memorial of 1920 date.
MATERIALS: constructed of red Peterhead granite.
DESCRIPTION: comprising a polished red granite wheel cross with floriated terminals to arms, on a collared, tapering, square-sectioned shaft. The cross shaft surmounts a slightly tapering square-sectioned pedestal with moulded capstone forming pediments over each face, and which has a projecting foot, which finally sits above a two-tiered square base. The pedestal bears the inscriptions in incised lettering.
The inscription is incised with black lettering and reads: 1914 – 1918/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ (NAMES)/ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online - Nether Broughton, accessed 24 May 2019 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/157935/
UK National Inventory of War Memorials - Nether Broughton, accessed 24 May 2019 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37795
Memorial Cross, St Mary's Churchyard - Nether Broughton, accessed 24 May 2019 from http://www.leicestershirewarmemorials.co.uk/war/memorials/view/840
Other
Melton Mowbray Times, 05 November 1920, p3, ‘Nether Broughton: War Memorial Unveiled.’
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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