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Latitude: 52.7222 / 52°43'19"N
Longitude: -1.214 / 1°12'50"W
OS Eastings: 453186
OS Northings: 314123
OS Grid: SK531141
Mapcode National: GBR 8LC.CX5
Mapcode Global: WHDHX.BV50
Plus Code: 9C4WPQCP+VC
Entry Name: Woodhouse Eaves War Memorial
Listing Date: 17 July 2019
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1465195
ID on this website: 101465195
Location: Woodhouse Eaves, Charnwood, Leicestershire, LE12
County: Leicestershire
District: Charnwood
Civil Parish: Woodhouse
Built-Up Area: Woodhouse Eaves
Traditional County: Leicestershire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Leicestershire
Tagged with: War memorial
A First World War memorial unveiled in 1920, altered following the Second World War.
A First World War memorial unveiled in 1920, altered following the Second World War.
MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed of Mountsorrel granite and slate.
DESCRIPTION: Woodhouse Eaves war memorial is located on the hillside adjacent to the road at the bend in Church Hill. It is prominently sited near to the parish church, overlooking surrounding fields.
The memorial consists of two main elements: a cross of around 5m which stands atop a rocky outcrop, and below this a wall around 4m wide and 1.7m high which bears the inscription panels. The Latin cross is square in section and rough-hewn. The lower wall is altar-like and consists of a three-tiered granite 'frame' with encised epitaph, within which are three inserted slate inscription panels with gilded lettering.
The inscriptions read: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ IN HONOURED/ MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ WOODHOUSE EAVES/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ (NAMES)/ AND OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ (NAMES).
The war memorial in Woodhouse Eaves was unveiled on Sunday 28 November 1920 by Major General Sir AR Hosking KCB CMG DSO, and dedicated by the Rural Dean, the Reverend Arthur King. The hillside on which the memorial was erected was donated by William Curzon-Herrick.
The memorial commemorates the 34 local servicemen who fell in the First World War, and eight who later fell in the Second World War. It was designed by a Leicester based architect who lively locally, Howard Henry Thomson. Thomson also design the [now demolished] Liberty Shoe Factory at Leicester, and the Grade II listed war memorials at Birstall and Anstey, Leicestershire, as well as much other work.
The building work for the memorial was carried out by Walter Wesley, and the slate panels and lettering were produced by The Plasmatic Company of Leicester. The cost of the memorial was around £450.
Woodhouse Eaves 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:
* the war memorial is an interesting and dramatically sited design, dignified and well-proportioned.
Group value
* it has strong group value with the Grade II* listed parish church and Grade II listed lych gate.
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