Summary
First World War memorial, erected about 1920.
Description
War memorial, erected about 1920.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands within a small, paved enclosure alongside the road between St Blazey and Lostwithiel (A390). It takes the form of a granite obelisk on a tall, narrow plinth of polished stone which has a chamfered top. It stands on a square, two-stepped stone base. The front (north-west) face of the plinth is inscribed in black lettering THE HIGHWAY & NEIGHBOURHOOD/ WAR MEMORIAL./ THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY FREE-/ WILL OFFERINGS TO PERPETUATE THE/ NAMES, HERE RECORDED, OF THE MEN/ WHO SERVED DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF THOSE THAT/ PAID THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ (NAMES)/ “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/ THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.”/ “AND THANKS BE TO OUR GOD WHO/ GIVETH US THE VICTORY”. The three other faces record the names of the men from this community who returned from the conflict.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England, 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 in the hamlet of Tywardreath Highway (on the A390) as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the men of the parish during the First World War. It commemorates the seven servicemen who lost their lives in the conflict, and also the 88 men who saw service and survived.
The war memorial was originally situated diagonally across from the former Bible Christian Chapel and was relocated to its current position further to the south probably in the late C20.
Reasons for Listing
Tywardreath Highway War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the First World War.
Architectural interest:
* its design, in the form of an obelisk, is fitting for its purpose as a memorial structure.
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Recommended Books
Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
ENGLAND GUIDE TO POST WAR LISTED: A Guide to Post-war Listed Buildings
Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)