Broxbourne War Memorial
Broxbourne War Memorial, Station Road Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Broxbourne, EN10 7AZ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1496659
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-2026
- List Entry Name:
- Broxbourne War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Broxbourne War Memorial, Station Road Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Broxbourne, EN10 7AZ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1496659
- Date first listed:
- 01-Jun-2026
- List Entry Name:
- Broxbourne War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Broxbourne War Memorial, Station Road Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Broxbourne, EN10 7AZ
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.
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:
- Broxbourne War Memorial, Station Road Recreation Ground, Mill Lane, Broxbourne, EN10 7AZ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Broxbourne (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TL3699706995, TL3699706995
Summary
First World War memorial with names added after the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Broxbourne 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 handsome and imposing war memorial in the typical form of a Latin cross, embellished by carved stone reliefs.
Group value:
* it has strong group value with the Grade I listed Church of St Augustine, being purposefully sited on the approach to the church, creating a strong visual link.
History
The aftermath of the First World War that was the great age of memorial building, 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 Broxbourne 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 names of fifteen parishioners who fell during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial in 2007.
According to the Imperial War Museum, the memorial was originally located on the playing fields between Churchfields and High Road. The earliest map to show its new location nearby in the Recreation Ground on Mill Lane is the Ordnance Survey map of 1939. An undated historic photograph of the relocated memorial shows that it was not previously surrounded by railings.
Details
First World War memorial with names added after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is situated within the Station Road Recreation Ground on Mill Lane. It is surrounded by railings which are not original, and are not part of the listing. The memorial is the form of a Latin cross on a hexagonal stem, with a curved base set on a hexagonal plinth. Three sides of the plinths bear discrete reliefs of a sword, trident and caduceus set in a wreath. One plinth face is incised with IN PERPETUAL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES FOR THEIR KING/ AND COUNTRY IN THE/ GREAT WAR OF 1914-1918/ (ranks, names, and regiments of the fallen)/ BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO/ DEATH AND I WILL GIVE/ THEE A CROWN OF LIFE. Another plinth face is incised with IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE/ SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939-1945/ (names of the fallen)/ AND OF/ ALL THAT HAVE FALLEN/ IN CONFLICTS/ ALL OVER THE WORLD/ SINCE THE END OF/ THE SECOND GREAT WAR. The plinth is set atop a three-stepped, hexagonal base.
Sources
Websites
IWM War Memorials Register, accessed 4 March 2026 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/48138
War Memorials Online, accessed 4 March 2026 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/216386
The James Bentley Archive, accessed 4 March 2026 from HF 2464 - Broxbourne War Memorial, Hertfordshire – JB Archive
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
The listed building is shown coloured blue on the attached map. Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) structures attached to or within the curtilage of the listed building but not coloured blue on the map, are not to be treated as part of the listed building for the purposes of the Act. However, any works to these structures which have the potential to affect the character of the listed building as a building of special architectural or historic interest may still require Listed Building Consent (LBC) and this is a matter for the Local Planning Authority (LPA) to determine.
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