Hinderclay War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Rickinghall Road, Hinderclay, Suffolk, IP22 1HN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1466536
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Hinderclay War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Rickinghall Road, Hinderclay, Suffolk, IP22 1HN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1466536
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Hinderclay War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Rickinghall Road, Hinderclay, Suffolk, IP22 1HN
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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:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Mary, Rickinghall Road, Hinderclay, Suffolk, IP22 1HN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hinderclay
- National Grid Reference:
- TM0266576820
Summary
First World War memorial, 1920, with later addition for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Hinderclay War Memorial within the churchyard of the Church of St Mary is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it made in the First World War.
Architectural interest:
* it is a simple, yet elegant example of a Celtic cross.
Group value:
* with the Grade II listed Church of St Mary.
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 Hinderclay 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 unveiled on 20 June 1920 by Prince Frederick Duleep Singh, who had served in the Norfolk Yeomanry and lived nearby at Blo Norton Hall, and dedicated by Canon Sawbridge, Rural Dean of Thelnetham.
Following the Second World War, the names of the two who died during this conflict were added. The memorial was professionally cleaned in 2018.
Details
First World War memorial, 1920, with later addition for the Second World War.
DESCRIPTION
The memorial is carved from Portland stone and comprises a small Celtic cross with a tall, square-sectioned plinth on a three-stepped base.
The main inscription, on the north face of the memorial, in incised lettering reads: (on plinth) IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH OF HINDERCLAY/ (NAMES); (on upper step of base) WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR/ COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918; (on middle step of base) 1939-1945 (NAMES).
The railings which formerly enclosed the war memorial have been removed.
Sources
Websites
Imperial War Museum War Memorials Register, Hinderclay Ref 4777, accessed 20 August 2019 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4777
Hinderclay Village War Memorial, accessed 20 August 2019 from http://www.hinderclaychurch.org.uk/memorial.html
Hinderclay War Memorial, Bury Free Press, Saturday June 26 1920, accessed 20 August 2019 from https://www-britishnewspaperarchive-co-uk.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/viewer/bl/0000762/19200626/040/0002
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
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