Burton Latimer

The War Memorial in Burton Latimer stands at the corner of Church Street and High Street. It consists of an octagonal, three-stepped base surmounted by an octagonal plinth with eight inscription panels. A tapering stout octagonal pillar rises from the plinth, carrying a caped standing figure of St George holding a bronze lance. The memorial was dedicated in 1922. It was originally sited at what is known locally as "the Cross" - the junction of High Street, Church Street and Meeting Lane - a large open area at a focal point of the town, close to its current location. At that time, High Street was part of the A6 trunk road through the village and had become so busy that the layout of the junction had to be modified to improve road safety (Link transcript of newspaper account) and the memorial had to be moved. The memorial was carefully dismantled and reassembled in its new resting place on the lawn outside the Council Offices (Link Evening Telegraph report and photos). After the route of the A6 had been altered to bypass the village, the junction was modified again and the memorial was relocated again, returning close to its original site although the statue on top of the memorial does not have the same orientation as it originally had when it was first erected at The Cross. One benefit of the double move has been that the memorial has been renovated twice, which accounts for it being in a relatively good condition when compared with many others around the country. The memorial is Grade II-listed (List entry Number: 1052092 Link Historic England)

The War Memorial in Burton Latimer stands at the corner of Church Street and High Street. It consists of an octagonal, three-stepped base surmounted by an octagonal plinth with eight inscription panels. A tapering stout octagonal pillar rises from the plinth, carrying a caped standing figure of St George holding a bronze lance. The memorial was dedicated in 1922. It was originally sited at what is known locally as "the Cross" - the junction of High Street, Church Street and Meeting Lane - a large open area at a focal point of the town, close to its current location. At that time, High Street was part of the A6 trunk road through the village and had become so busy that the layout of the junction had to be modified to improve road safety (Link transcript of newspaper account) and the memorial had to be moved. The memorial was carefully dismantled and reassembled in its new resting place on the lawn outside the Council Offices (Link Evening Telegraph report and photos). After the route of the A6 had been altered to bypass the village, the junction was modified again and the memorial was relocated again, returning close to its original site although the statue on top of the memorial does not have the same orientation as it originally had when it was first erected at The Cross. One benefit of the double move has been that the memorial has been renovated twice, which accounts for it being in a relatively good condition when compared with many others around the country. The memorial is Grade II-listed (List entry Number: 1052092 Link Historic England)

St Mary’s Church, which dates from the twelfth century, is probably the most significant building in Burton Latimer. The tower and spire were rebuilt and the church was restored during the latter part of the nineteenth century. It is a Grade I listed building (List entry Number: 1372364 Link Historic England).

Dated 1622, this former school was enlarged in the nineteenth century and, after the school closed in 1964, became dilapidated until it was converted into a house in 1972. It is a Grade II* listed building (List entry Number: 1052126 Link Historic England)

A closer look at SP9075 : Jacobean Schoolhouse, Burton Latimer. The central, nineteenth century, boarded door is flanked by fluted pilasters carrying entablature, with frieze inscribed "THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT 1622 THE FRE SCHOOLE WAS. FOUNDED BY THOMAS BURBANKE AND MARGARET HIS WIFE 1587 MEMORIA IVSTI BENEDICTA PRO 10" The inscription alludes to the building’s former purpose as a school house, teaching Latin and Greek to church school infants.

A closer look at SP9075 : Jacobean Schoolhouse, Burton Latimer, showing the inscription on the lintel over one of the windows "16 DONUM: IOHANNIS: BARRIFFE: 22".

Dated 1622, this former school was enlarged in the nineteenth century and, after the school closed in 1964, became dilapidated until it was converted into a house in 1972. It is a Grade II* listed building (List entry Number: 1052126 Link Historic England)

The Baptist church was built in 1744, extended and altered in 1832, 1878, 1889 and 1921 (SP9074 : Datestone, Burton Latimer Baptist Church). It is a Grade II listed building (List entry Number: 1191399 Link Historic England).

A closer look at SP9074 : Burton Latimer Baptist Church, Meeting Lane. The Baptist church was built in 1744, extended and altered in 1832, 1878, 1889 and 1921. It is a Grade II listed building (List entry Number: 1191399 Link Historic England). This stone records the original building in 1744 and the enlargements of 1832 and 1878.

The War Memorial in Burton Latimer stands at the corner of Church Street and High Street. It consists of an octagonal, three-stepped base surmounted by an octagonal plinth with eight inscription panels. A tapering stout octagonal pillar rises from the plinth, carrying a caped standing figure of St George holding a bronze lance. The memorial was dedicated in 1922. It was originally sited at what is known locally as "the Cross" - the junction of High Street, Church Street and Meeting Lane - a large open area at a focal point of the town, close to its current location. At that time, High Street was part of the A6 trunk road through the village and had become so busy that the layout of the junction had to be modified to improve road safety (Link transcript of newspaper account) and the memorial had to be moved. The memorial was carefully dismantled and reassembled in its new resting place on the lawn outside the Council Offices (Link Evening Telegraph report and photos). After the route of the A6 had been altered to bypass the village, the junction was modified again and the memorial was relocated again, returning close to its original site although the statue on top of the memorial does not have the same orientation as it originally had when it was first erected at The Cross. One benefit of the double move has been that the memorial has been renovated twice, which accounts for it being in a relatively good condition when compared with many others around the country. The memorial is Grade II-listed (List entry Number: 1052092 Link Historic England)