Moulton War Memorial

Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, Moulton, Forest Heath, Suffolk, CB8 8SG

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Overview

A First World War memorial, built 1920; altered after the Second World War and later. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1468845
Date first listed:: 09-Mar-2020
List Entry Name:: Moulton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, Moulton, Forest Heath, Suffolk, CB8 8SG

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1468845
Date first listed:: 09-Mar-2020
List Entry Name:: Moulton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, Moulton, Forest Heath, Suffolk, CB8 8SG

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:: Churchyard of the Church of St Peter, Moulton, Forest Heath, Suffolk, CB8 8SG

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: West Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Moulton
National Grid Reference:: TL6995964158

Summary

A First World War memorial, built 1920; altered after the Second World War and later.

Reasons for Designation

Moulton 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 the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* as a fine example of an ornate churchyard memorial cross.

Group value:

* with the Grade I-listed Church of St Peter.

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 in the churchyard at Moulton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 18 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

It was constructed by Mr WJ Nutty and unveiled on 23 May 1920 by Lieutenant RT Robins.

The names of seven parishioners who fell during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial, as was the name of a single casualty of the Korean War.

Details

A First World War memorial, built 1920; altered after the Second World War and later.

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent location in the churchyard of the Grade I-listed Church of St Peter outside the main (north) entrance.

The memorial comprises a Latin cross with flared arms on top of a slender octagonal shaft and carved foot and plinth, standing on top of a tall three-stepped base. The main inscription is on the front (west) faces of the steps of the base, and reads on the upper step IN GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF MOULTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. On the middle step is inscribed the names of the fallen, and on the bottom step is inscribed REST ETERNAL GRANT TO THEM O LORD. The names of the First World War fallen are also listed on the northern and southern faces of the middle step.

The rear (east) faces of the steps are inscribed on the upper step, 1939–1945, and below on the middle step the names of the seven fallen in that conflict. The lower step is inscribed KOREA and the name of the one fallen above the inscribed date 1951.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Register, Imperial War Museum – Moulton , accessed 16 January 2020 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4572
War Memorials Online – Moulton War Memorial , accessed 16 January 2020 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/255807/
Other
Bury Free Press, Saturday May 29 1920, Moulton War Memorial: The Unveiling on Whit-Sunday, p3

Legal

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