War Memorial at the Church of St Paul the Apostle

Church of St Paul, Broadwalk, Paddington, Pendleton, M6 5FX

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Overview

A First World War memorial of 1921, damaged in 1995 and rebuilt close to its original location in 2008. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1467954
Date first listed:: 13-Jan-2020
List Entry Name:: War Memorial at the Church of St Paul the Apostle
Statutory Address:: Church of St Paul, Broadwalk, Paddington, Pendleton, M6 5FX

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1467954
Date first listed:: 13-Jan-2020
List Entry Name:: War Memorial at the Church of St Paul the Apostle
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St Paul, Broadwalk, Paddington, Pendleton, M6 5FX

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:: Church of St Paul, Broadwalk, Paddington, Pendleton, M6 5FX

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

District:: Salford (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SJ8120399040

Summary

A First World War memorial of 1921, damaged in 1995 and rebuilt close to its original location in 2008.

Reasons for Designation

The War Memorial at The Church of St Paul, a First World War memorial of 1921, rebuilt and relocated 2008, 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:

* for the strong design interest of the floriated cross, tapering octagonal shaft and octagonal plinth.

Group value:

* with the adjacent Church of St Paul the Apostle (National Heritage List for England 1390491).

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 which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Pendleton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 100 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

The War Memorial at The Church of St Paul was unveiled in 1921, commemorating parishioners who gave their lives in the First World War. It was damaged by vandalism in 1995, after which the memorial was kept in pieces in storage until it was repaired and rebuilt in 2008. The memorial was originally sited close to the north-west of the church, but was rebuilt further to the west.

The Church of St Paul serves the chapelry of Paddington, which was established in 1848 and originally straddled the parishes of Eccles and Manchester.

Details

A First World War memorial, unveiled 1921, rebuilt and relocated 2008.

MATERIALS: sandstone

DESCRIPTION: standing in the churchyard of St Paul the Apostle (Grade II-listed), to the west of the church, the memorial takes the form of a stone floriated cross head on a tapering octagonal shaft. The cross shaft rises from a plinth, octagonal on plan, with a moulded foot which is set on a two-stepped base, the lower step being square.

The south-east face of the plinth bears an incised inscription which reads TO THE GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN/ HONOURED MEMORY/ OF OUR GALLANT DEAD/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE. The names of the 100 First World War fallen are recorded on the remaining faces of the plinth. They are listed alphabetically without ranks. The north-west face of the plinth also bears a dedication to a member of the church who helped to restore the memorial in 2008.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online , accessed 12 November 2019 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/107837
War Memorials Register, Imperial War Museum, accessed 12 November 2019 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16076

Legal

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