Fordham War Memorial
Fordham War Memorial | |
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United Kingdom | |
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For men from Fordham killed in the First World War | |
Unveiled | 7 August 1921 |
Location | 52°18′41″N 0°23′26″E / 52.311466°N 0.39055°E Carter Street, Fordham, Cambridgeshire near |
Designed by | Sir Edwin Lutyens/George Frampton |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Fordham War Memorial |
Designated | 31 January 1984 |
Reference no. | 1331743 |
Fordham War Memorial is a
Background
In the aftermath of the
As in many places, a war memorial committee was established in Fordham in June 1919 to decide on commemoration of the village's dead. The committee initially favoured a proposal for a memorial
History and design
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Lutyens designed a
The construction work was undertaken by Frank Johnson, a local builder and stonemason. It was unveiled by Mrs Dunn-Gardner on 7 August 1921. In June 1991 the memorial was severely damaged by thieves, who partially demolished the column and stole the bronze statue in what author Tim Skelton described as "the most wanton act of vandalism to a Lutyens war memorial". The thieves were never caught and the community raised £4,750 for repair of the column and a replacement statue, made from
Lutyens adapted the design for a proposal for a war memorial in Shere in Surrey, but the memorial committee there opted for a different architect and design.[5] Fordham War Memorial was designated a grade II listed building on 31 January 1984. In March 2015, as part of commemorations for the centenary of the First World War, Lutyens' war memorials were recognised as a "national collection" and all of his free-standing memorials in England were listed or had their listing status reviewed and their National Heritage List for England list entries were updated and expanded.[6]
See also
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- Mells War Memorial, in Somerset, also features a statue of Saint George but in marble
References
- Skelton, Tim; Gliddon, Gerald (2008). Lutyens and the Great War. London: ISBN 9780711228788.
- ^ a b c d e Historic England. "Fordham War Memorial (1331743)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Skelton, p. 83.
- ^ a b Skelton, p. 168.
- ^ Skelton, p. 159.
- ^ Skelton, p. 148.
- ^ "National Collection of Lutyens' War Memorials Listed". Historic England. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2016.