Tathwell War Memorial
Junction of Hall Lane and Thacker's Lane, Tathwell, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9SR
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434768
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Tathwell War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Junction of Hall Lane and Thacker's Lane, Tathwell, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9SR
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1434768
- Date first listed:
- 17-May-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Tathwell War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Junction of Hall Lane and Thacker's Lane, Tathwell, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9SR
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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:
- Junction of Hall Lane and Thacker's Lane, Tathwell, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 9SR
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- East Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tathwell
- National Grid Reference:
- TF3206283107
Summary
First World War memorial, 1921.
Reasons for Designation
Tathwell War Memorial, which stands at the junction of New Lane and Thackers Lane, 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 has made in the First World War;
* Degree of survival: unusually the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent.
History
Tathwell War Memorial was unveiled on 12 February 1921, commemorating 9 local servicemen who died during the First World War. It was constructed by Messrs Mawer Bros of Louth. The dedication and unveiling ceremony began with a service in St Vedast’s Church. At the unveiling ceremony Colonel Edward Kyme Bordeaux CBE DL JP of Brackenborough Lawn near Louth, who commanded the 10th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment during the First World War, gave a speech.
Details
The war memorial is located by the roadside at the entrance to the village and stands within a square area enclosed by low white-painted railings. It is of rough-hewn grey granite. A block of granite forms a tapering plinth, from which rises a plain Latin cross. The northern side of the memorial, which faces the road, has an inscription in lead lettering on the plinth in a slightly recessed panel. The dedication reads IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1919/ (9 NAMES).
Sources
Books and journals
Credland, M, The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire, (2014), 21, 23,177
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 01/02/2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20432
War Memorials Online, accessed 01/02/2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/211561
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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