Building record 445/0/10 - War Memorial in St Margaret's Churchyard

{1} War memorial of c.4m, unveiled in 1920, designed by W J Pullen and constructed by Messrs J G Pullen and Sons of Northampton. It comprises a three-stepped base supporting an octagonal plinth on which bears the inscription and names of the fallen. The plinth is surmounted by a tapering and chamfered shaft which bears a foliate wheeled cross. The inscription on the plinth reads: 'IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CRICK/WHO DIED SERVING THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/(NAMES) 1939-1945/NORTHERN IRELAND.'

MATERIALS
The memorial is constructed of natural stone.

HISTORY
Similar to so many communities nationally, Crick lost many men in the First World War. The memorial,paid for by public subscription, is located in a prominent position in the south of the churchyard adjacent to a main street though the town and records 14 dead from World War I, 7 from World War II and I from the conflict in Northern Ireland. The memorial was unveiled on 31st October 1920 by General Lord Horne of Stirkoke who stated that the cross represented 'duty nobly done'.

SOURCES
United Kingdom National Inventory of War Memorials ((UKNIWM) REF 14883

REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION
The war memorial at Crick is listed at grade II for the following principal reasons:
* It is an architecturally distinct commemorative memorial and a fitting tribute to those of the local community who died in three wars which had a profound effect on the history of the country and internationally.
* It has group value with the grade I listed church of St Margaret of Antioch.

<1> English Heritage, 2000, Listed Buildings Online, (checked) (Database). SNN105526.

Record last edited

Mar 3 2020 3:08PM