Listed Building: Nether Heyford War Memorial (1433005)

LIST ENTRY DESCRIPTION SUMMARY OF BUILDING First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions. REASONS FOR DESIGNATION Nether Heyford’s war memorial, on the edge of The Green, is listed at Grade II for the following 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; * Design: a well-executed Celtic cross. HISTORY A memorial to the men of Nether and Upper Heyford who fell in the First World War was under discussion in May 1919. Designed by Messrs J G Pullen and Sons, it was unveiled in February 1921 by Lieutenant Colonel J C Livingstone Learmouth, the service being conducted by Reverend Henry Isham Longden. DETAILS First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions. DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on a small triangular green at the meeting point of several roads at the north point of The Green in the centre of the settlement. It is a grey granite Celtic cross, c. 3 m high, with some limited interlace ornament and HIS in the centre of the cross-head. On its plinth is inscribed IN AFFECTIONATE AND/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF HEYFORD/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. On two side panels are the names of the fallen, while on the fourth side is inscribed OUR FALLEN/ OF THE SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939-1945 (names) ‘WE WILL REMEMBER THEM’. The memorial has a flagged surround; a chain supported by iron posts defines the war memorial enclosure. SELECTED SOURCES Websites Imperial War Museum, National Inventory of War Memorials, entry for Heyford, accessed (accessed 26 January 2016) from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/15084 Northampton Mercury, 23 May 1919, accessed 15 October 2015 from http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000317/19 190523/033/0004

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