Walsham le Willows War Memorial
Walsham le Willows War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, The Causeway, Walsham le Willows, Suffolk, IP31 3AB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1470504
- Date first listed:
- 06-Nov-2020
- List Entry Name:
- Walsham le Willows War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Walsham le Willows War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, The Causeway, Walsham le Willows, Suffolk, IP31 3AB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1470504
- Date first listed:
- 06-Nov-2020
- List Entry Name:
- Walsham le Willows War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Walsham le Willows War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, The Causeway, Walsham le Willows, Suffolk, IP31 3AB
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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:
- Walsham le Willows War Memorial, St Mary's Churchyard, The Causeway, Walsham le Willows, Suffolk, IP31 3AB
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Walsham-le-Willows
- National Grid Reference:
- TL9995271115
Summary
A First World War Memorial unveiled in 1919 with additions made after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Walsham le Willows War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* as a well-executed stone cross.
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.
Group value:
* with the Church of St Mary (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. 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 Walsham le Willows as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was built by G Maile and Son Ltd and was unveiled on 19 September 1919 in the presence of Major General F Maurice. Additions were made to the memorial after the Second World War.
Details
A First World War Memorial unveiled in 1919 with additions made after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: the memorial is carved from Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in the churchyard, about 4m north of the tower of the Church of St Mary (Grade I). The memorial is approximately 3.3m tall and comprises a wheel cross carved with Celtic knots with a tapering, footed shaft set on a square pedestal with a two-stepped plinth.
The names of the Fallen are inscribed on the north face of the shaft along with their years of death. The inscription on the north face of the pedestal reads: IN HONOURED AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF WALSHAM-LE-WILLOWS/ WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT EUROPEAN WARS/ 1914-1919/ 1939-1945.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online, reference WMO147695, accessed 4 May 2020 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/147695/
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, reference 4645, accessed 4 May 2020 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4645
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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