Haughley War Memorial
St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard, Duke Street, Haughley, Suffolk, IP14 3QS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1469249
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-2020
- List Entry Name:
- Haughley War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard, Duke Street, Haughley, Suffolk, IP14 3QS
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1469249
- Date first listed:
- 12-Mar-2020
- List Entry Name:
- Haughley War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard, Duke Street, Haughley, Suffolk, IP14 3QS
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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:
- St Mary the Virgin's Churchyard, Duke Street, Haughley, Suffolk, IP14 3QS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Haughley
- National Grid Reference:
- TM0261362280
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later addition for the Second World War. Restored mid-C20.
Reasons for Designation
Haughley 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 an elaborately-carved design with well-carved figurative sculpture.
Group value:
* with the Church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade I).
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 Haughley as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the 31 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was designed by J Crowe of Lincoln’s Inn and was made by Benfield and Loxley of Oxford. It was unveiled on 9 March 1920 by Brigadier-General Massy Lloyd CBE.
The memorial was damaged in a gale in 1947 and was replaced by plain cross, however, in 1995 it was restored and the names of the fallen were re-carved, though without listing their regiments. The names of the 10 parishioners who died during the Second World War were also added.
Details
First World War memorial, 1920, with later addition for the Second World War. Restored mid-C20.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands prominently in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade I). It is carved from Clipsham stone. It consists of a Calvary cross flanked by carved mourning figures, most probably of the Virgin Mary and the disciple, John, set upon base spurs on the shaft. This is set upon a two-stepped octagonal plinth and a single-stepped octagonal base. The main dedicatory inscription on the upper part of the plinth reads: THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE (south-west face), and on the section beneath is inscribed: 1914–1918/ (NAMES) and 1939–1945/ (NAMES)
The side and rear faces of the octagonal plinth are decorated with relief-carved heraldic shields.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, Haughley-Cross, accessed 4 February 2020 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4764
War Memorials Online, Haughley War Memorial, accessed 4 February 2020 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/175592/
Haughley War Memorial, accessed 4 February 2020 from http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/media/4851144/haughley-war-memorial.pdf
Find A Grave, St Mary the Virgin’s Church, accessed 4 February 2020 from https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2496767/st.-mary-the-virgin%27s-church
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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