Wickham War Memorial

Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, Southwick Road, Wickham, Fareham, PO17 6HP

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A First World War memorial, 1920, designed by Mr Laurence Turner, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452782
Date first listed:: 20-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Wickham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, Southwick Road, Wickham, Fareham, PO17 6HP

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452782
Date first listed:: 20-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Wickham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, Southwick Road, Wickham, Fareham, PO17 6HP

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, Southwick Road, Wickham, Fareham, PO17 6HP

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Hampshire
District:: Winchester (District Authority)
Parish:: Wickham and Knowle
National Grid Reference:: SU5750911444

Summary

A First World War memorial, 1920, designed by Mr Laurence Turner, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Wickham War Memorial, erected in 1920 and designed by Laurence Turner, 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 conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* as a simple, yet poignant cross, with ornate carvings to the head.

Group value:

* with the adjacent Church of St Nicholas, listed at Grade II*, and numerous Grade II-listed funerary monuments within the churchyard.

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 which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was unveiled at Wickham 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 memorial was designed and made by Mr Laurence Turner to commemorate the 48 local servicemen who fell in the First World War. It was unveiled on 18 July 1920 by Major-General Sir C Herbert Powell.

Following the Second World War an inscription was added to commemorate the Fallen of that conflict.

Details

MATERIALS: Portland limestone cross.

DESCRIPTION: Wickham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas on Southwick Road, Wickham.

It consists of a Portland stone Latin cross detailed with crockets. The cross rises on a slim octagonal shaft which stands on a square plinth with carved roses running around the top of the plinth. The memorial has an octagonal three-stepped base.

The plinth is incised with the names of the fallen from the First World War. Around the top step in raised lettering is 1914 - 1919 TO/ THE GLORIOUS/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ WICKHAM WHO/ FOUGHT AND/ FELL FOR FAITH/ AND FREEDOM. The Second World War names have been added to a face of the bottom step and are preceded by 1939 - 1945.

Sources

Websites
The Imperial War Museum’s War Memorials Register, accessed 27 November 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/22010
War Memorials Online, accessed 27 November 2017 from http://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/102080
Other
‘Wickham: War Memorial Dedication’, Portsmouth Evening News, (19 July 1920), 2

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.