Tur Langton War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Main Street, Tur Langton, Leicestershire, LE8 0PJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1466423
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Tur Langton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Main Street, Tur Langton, Leicestershire, LE8 0PJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1466423
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Tur Langton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Main Street, Tur Langton, Leicestershire, LE8 0PJ
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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:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Main Street, Tur Langton, Leicestershire, LE8 0PJ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Leicestershire
- District:
- Harborough (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tur Langton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP7135494557
Summary
A First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920.
Reasons for Designation
Tur Langton War Memorial 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 sacrifice it made during the First World War.
Architectural interest:
* it is a dignified and well-carved commemorative structure.
Group value:
* it has group value with the Church of St Andrew (Grade II*) and the churchyard walls and railings (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: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
One such memorial was raised at Tur Langton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the six local men who died during the conflict. The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 24 October 1920 by Mrs W Hayr and was dedicated by the Rector, the Reverend TH Ross.
Details
A First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920.
DESCRIPTION
The memorial is situated in a prominent location within the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew. It is carved from Cornish granite and comprises a rough-hewn, wheel-head cross with a relief carving of the Sword of Sacrifice on the north face of the cross-head and shaft. It is set upon a rough-hewn, square-sectioned plinth which stands upon a single-stepped square base. The front face of the plinth is inscribed in leaded lettering:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN SACRED MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918
Sources
Websites
Imperial War Museum Inventory, accessed 13 August 2019 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/37580
Leicestershire County Council’s Leicestershire & Rutland War Memorials Project, accessed 13 August 2019 from http://www.leicestershirewarmemorials.co.uk/war/memorials/view/1189
War Memorials Online database, accessed 27 September 2019 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/215799/
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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