Bottesford and Yaddlethorpe War Memorial

Churchyard/Cemetery of St Peter ad Vincula, Manor Road, Bottesford, DN16 3PU

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A First World War Memorial unveiled in 1922, with additions made after the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1475105
Date first listed:: 01-Jun-2021
List Entry Name:: Bottesford and Yaddlethorpe War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard/Cemetery of St Peter ad Vincula, Manor Road, Bottesford, DN16 3PU

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1475105
Date first listed:: 01-Jun-2021
List Entry Name:: Bottesford and Yaddlethorpe War Memorial
Location Description:
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard/Cemetery of St Peter ad Vincula, Manor Road, Bottesford, DN16 3PU

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/Cemetery of St Peter ad Vincula, Manor Road, Bottesford, DN16 3PU

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

District:: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Bottesford
National Grid Reference:: SE8984607169

Summary

A First World War Memorial unveiled in 1922, with additions made after the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Bottesford and Yaddlethorpe War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Architectural interest: * as an elegantly carved war memorial taking the form of a winged figure representing Peace.

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.

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 of the Church of St Peter ad Vincula (Grade I) as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the seven members of the parish of Bottesford and Yaddlethorpe who lost their lives in the First World War.

The Bottesford and Yaddlethorpe War Memorial was unveiled on 19 June 1922 by Sir Berkley Sheffield Bart and dedicated by local clergy and dignitaries. The names of nine parishioners who fell during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.

Details

A First World War Memorial unveiled in 1922, with additions made after the Second World War.

MATERIALS AND PLAN: the memorial faces onto Manor Road, standing within the churchyard, approximately 160m north-west of the Church of St Peter ad Vincula. It is square on plan and is carved from Sicilian marble with engraved and leaded lettering. The memorial is set on a square, slabbed base enclosed with a low rail supported by concrete posts.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial features a statue of a winged figure representing Peace holding a wreath, set on a square pedestal with a moulded architrave and base. Each side of the pedestal features a carved panel. The words ‘IN MEMORY’ are carved above the front-facing, east panel, followed by an inscription which reads: ‘OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY/ FROM/ BOTTESFORD-HOLME/ AND YADDLETHORPE/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1914 1918./ (SEVEN NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE’. The panel on the south face is inscribed: ‘IN/ GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY/ FROM/ BOTTESFORD/ AND YADDLETHORPE/ IN THE GREAT WAR OF/ 1939 - 1945./ (NINE NAMES)’.

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museum's War Memorials Register entry 51711, accessed 9 March 2021 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/51711
War Memorials Online Reference WMO/187344, accessed 9 March 2021 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/187344/

Legal

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