Shotesham War Memorial
SHOTESHAM WAR MEMORIAL, THE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394022
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Shotesham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- SHOTESHAM WAR MEMORIAL, THE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1394022
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-2010
- List Entry Name:
- Shotesham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- SHOTESHAM WAR MEMORIAL, THE STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SHOTESHAM WAR MEMORIAL, THE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Shotesham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 24634 99043
Reasons for Designation
The Shotesham War Memorial is designated for the following principal reasons:
* Historical: It is a moving reminder of the impact of the First World War on both large and small communities, and of the sacrifice they suffered.
* Design: Its elegant design by a reputable church architect is an imposing setting for the names of those who died in the First World War.
Details
76/0/10016
04-OCT-10
SHOTESHAM
THE STREET
The Common
Shotesham War Memorial
GV
II
War Memorial, 1920, designed by Henry Leicester Hicks.
MATERIALS: Stone on flint and brick base.
The memorial takes the form of a tall, tapered, octagonal stone cross, the top and the ends of both arms foliated. The shaft rises from a square plinth engraved with a dedication to those men from Shotesham who gave their lives in the First World War. Two of the faces of the plinth bear inscriptions: the one on the north west reads `In proud remembrance of the Shotesham men who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1919'. The plinth stands on three octagonal steps, each face inscribed with a name. The octagonal base is of flint with brick quoins and coping.
HISTORY
On 14 October 1919, at a meeting of the nearest relations of those soldiers from Shotesham who died in the First World War, it was proposed that a memorial cross should be erected on Church Hill. The following year, on 22 January, the PCC approved the plans drawn up by the architect Henry Leicester Hicks of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The cross was to be paid for by subscription, and was dedicated on 5 September 1920. The memorial was recently conserved with the assistance of funding from the English Heritage/Wolfson Foundation Grants for War Memorials scheme. This work included the reconstruction of the flint and brick base and the removal of verdigris that obscured the inscriptions.
Henry Leicester Hicks (1881 or 1882-1947) practiced in Newcastle in partnership with George Edward Charlewood. They are credited with 24 listed churches, both restorations and new designs, including the Grade II* Church of St Luke in Thornaby, Co Durham (1904).
SOURCES
Dictionary of Scottish Architects website http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk, accessed 9 August 2010.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION
The Shotesham War Memorial is recommended for designation for the following principal reasons:
* Historical: It is a moving reminder of the impact of the First World War on both large and small communities, and of the sacrifice they suffered.
* Design: Its elegant design by a reputable church architect is an imposing setting for the names of those who died in the First World War.
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 23 January 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 508315
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 23 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20224
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/134048
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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