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    Memorial

    Great Brington - Cenotaph

    Great Brington - Cenotaph.

    Source: Copyright Rob Palmer.

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    Current Location

    Adjacent to Memorial Cottage,, Great Brington Cenotaph, Main Street, Great Brington, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN7 4JB, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 66652 65021

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    14886
    Description
    Cenotaph built from Weldon stone standing on a three-stepped base made of Derbyshire stone. At the top of the Cenotaph is a bronze wreath of laurel leaves and in the centre is a plaque bearing a raised inscription and names in alphabetical surname order. The whole area is enclosed with sphere-headed vertical metal railings.
    Inscription
    Bronze plaque : 1914 - 1919 / TO THE UNDYING MEMORY OF THE TRUE AND / FAITHFUL MEN WHO WENT FORTH FROM THIS / PARISH FOR GOD AND FOR LIBERTY - AND / WHO DID NOT RETURN. / (28 NAMES) / LORD, GIVE THEM REST AND ETERNAL LIFE.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    28
    Died
    28
    Information shown
    Forename, surname, decorations
    Order of names
    Surname
    Maker(s)
    • MR J BROWN, Architect

    • MESSRS J G PULLIN & SONS, Builder

    Costs
    £761.11
    Sponsor Type
    private
    Sponsored By
    The 6th Earl Spencer provided the funds for the cenotaph to be recetd and commissioned John Brown a Architect.
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    Cost from JG Pullin & Sons for the supply and erection of the cenotaph together with 162 ft of railings as per architects drawing.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    22 June 1921

    The 6th Earl Lord Spencer of ALTHORP

    Dedicated

    22 June 1921

    The 6th Earl Lord Spencer of ALTHORP

    Components

    Cenotaph

    Height: 4900 mm


    Made from: Stone - Weldon


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469712

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of a world event on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflict of the First World War. Architectural interest: * as an accomplished and well-realised memorial that takes the form of a cenotaph. Group value: * with numbers 51, 52 and 53 Main Street (listed Grade II) which stand on the opposite side of the road.

    Plaque

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469712

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of a world event on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflict of the First World War. Architectural interest: * as an accomplished and well-realised memorial that takes the form of a cenotaph. Group value: * with numbers 51, 52 and 53 Main Street (listed Grade II) which stand on the opposite side of the road.

    Base

    Made from: Stone - Derbyshire Gritstone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469712

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of a world event on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflict of the First World War. Architectural interest: * as an accomplished and well-realised memorial that takes the form of a cenotaph. Group value: * with numbers 51, 52 and 53 Main Street (listed Grade II) which stand on the opposite side of the road.

    • "Great Brington War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1469712. Accessed 4 September 2024.
    • Aspects of Brington by Dr Stephen Mattingly