Summary
A First World War Memorial unveiled in 1922, with additions made after the Second World War.
Description
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)’.
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.
Reasons for Listing
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.
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Recommended Books
England's Post-War Listed Buildings
Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide