Covenham St Bartholomew War Memorial

In the Churchyard overlooking Main Street, St Bartholomew's Church, Main Street, Covenham St Bartholomew, East Lindsey, LM11 0PF

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Overview

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1469632
Date first listed:: 15-Mar-2021
List Entry Name:: Covenham St Bartholomew War Memorial
Statutory Address:: In the Churchyard overlooking Main Street, St Bartholomew's Church, Main Street, Covenham St Bartholomew, East Lindsey, LM11 0PF

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1469632
Date first listed:: 15-Mar-2021
List Entry Name:: Covenham St Bartholomew War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: In the Churchyard overlooking Main Street, St Bartholomew's Church, Main Street, Covenham St Bartholomew, East Lindsey, LM11 0PF

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:: In the Churchyard overlooking Main Street, St Bartholomew's Church, Main Street, Covenham St Bartholomew, East Lindsey, LM11 0PF

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

County:: Lincolnshire
District:: East Lindsey (District Authority)
Parish:: Covenham St. Bartholomew
National Grid Reference:: TF3387594535

Summary

War memorial crafted by Mawer Bros of Louth and unveiled in 1920, dedicated to members of the local community who served and lost their lives in the First World War, and later the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Covenham St Bartholomew War Memorial, crafted by Mawer Bros of Louth, unveiled in 1920, and dedicated to members of the local community who served and lost their lives in the First World War, and later the Second World War, 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 sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* as a richly-carved and well-executed memorial.

Group value:

* for the strong group value the war memorial holds with nearby listed buildings, including the Church of St Bartholomew (listed at Grade II*), and neighbouring Haith’s Farm House (listed at Grade II).

History

The aftermath of the First World War was the great age of memorial building, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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 raised at Covenham St Bartholomew as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by members of the local community who both served and lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was paid for by public subscription, and crafted and erected by Mawer Bros of Louth. It was unveiled on 12 September 1920, commemorating five individuals who fell in the First World War, and 18 who served in the conflict, including one woman, Sister Lamming. A granite slab was later added at the foot of the west elevation to include four additional names, two who served in the First World War, and two who served in the Second World War.

Details

War memorial crafted by Mawer Bros of Louth and unveiled in 1920, dedicated to members of the local community who served and lost their lives in the First World War, and later the Second World War.

MATERIALS: The memorial is crafted from granite.

DESCRIPTION: It takes the form of a Celtic cross with a raised knotwork design on the cross head and shaft, and stands on a tapered rough-hewn plinth. The west elevation of the plinth bears the following painted inscription: 'SACRED TO THE MEMORY / OF / (5 NAMES) / OF COVENHAM ST BART’S, / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, / 1914-1919. / “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS.” ' The north and south elevations of the plinth bear the inscribed and painted names of 18 residents of the village who served in the First World War. At the foot of the west elevation of the memorial a smooth granite slab was later added and bears the following painted inscription: 'ALSO / 1914 -1918 / (2 NAMES) / 1939 -1945 / (2 NAMES)'. The memorial stands on a square-plan concrete base, and is bounded by a stone kerb with a metal post and rail dwarf fence. The memorial stands within the churchyard of the Church of St Bartholomew (listed at Grade II*).

Sources

Books and journals
Credland, M, The First World War Memorials of Lincolnshire, (2014), 69
Websites
Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register, 'Covenham St Bartholomew', accessed 22 February 2021 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/53463
Roll of Honour, 'Covenham St Bartholomew War Memorial', accessed 22 February 2021 from https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Lincolnshire/CovenhamStBartholomew.html

Legal

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