Building record 2129/0/22 - Cogenhoe War Memorial

The memorial is situated at the St Peter’s Institute, Cogenhoe, in close proximity to 49 Church Street and Honeysuckle Cottage (both Grade II-listed) and within Cogenhoe Conservation Area. There are no known threats to the memorial.

{1} List Entry Description

Summary of Building
First World War memorial with later additions for the Second World War, erected in 1921; moved to the present site in 1973.

Reasons for Designation
Cogenhoe War Memorial, at St Peter’s Institute on Mill 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 the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a well-executed memorial in the Classical style;
* Group value: with listed buildings including 49 Church Street and Honeysuckle Cottage (both Grade II).

History
Cogenhoe War Memorial was unveiled on 22 May 1921 by Lt-Col John Brown DSO, commemorating 15 local servicemen who died in the First World War. It stood against the boundary wall demarcating the site of the village school, at the junction of Brafield Road and Station Road. The dedication service was led by Reverend R A Selby of Earls Barton. The memorial was made by Messrs J G Pullen and Sons of Northampton (responsible for a number of war memorials in the county). In 1973 the memorial was re-located to its present site to make way for road alterations. After the Second World War an inscription was added to commemorate those who fell in that conflict. The memorial underwent conservation work in 2014, funded by War Memorials Trust.

Details
The war memorial takes the form of a large freestone memorial tablet, set on the side wall of the former stable block of The Rectory (now St Peter’s Institute, not included in this listing) on Mill Lane overlooking a small village green. Some 4m tall, the Classical-style tablet incorporates pilaster buttresses to either side and has a convex pediment containing a plain Latin cross in relief.
To the centre is a plaque inscribed HONOUR TO HEROES/ IN EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/THE FOLLOWING MEN/ CONNECTED WITH THIS VILLAGE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (15 NAMES). Beneath is inscribed TRUE LOVE BY LIFE TRUE LOVE BY DEATH IS TRIED/ LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND WE FOR ENGLAND DIED. Beneath are the names of four men who were lost in the Second World War. Underneath the plaque is a stone shelf for wreaths, on which stand two urns.

Selected Sources

Websites
Milton Keynes Discovery Centre, Kitchener Collection, accessed 21/01/2016 from
http://www.mkcdc.org.uk/kitchener/object-details-page/279854/
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase (Cogenhoe), accessed 05/05/2015 from
http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1075
Other
“Cogenhoe War Memorial”, Northampton Mercury, 27 May 1921, p9

<1> Historic England, 2016, Cogenhoe War Memorial, (checked) (Designation Advice Report). SNN110210.

Record last edited

Feb 25 2025 7:49PM