Alburgh War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, All Saints' Church, Church Road, Alburgh, Norfolk, IP20 0DA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1429190
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Alburgh War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, All Saints' Church, Church Road, Alburgh, Norfolk, IP20 0DA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1429190
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-2015
- List Entry Name:
- Alburgh War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, All Saints' Church, Church Road, Alburgh, Norfolk, IP20 0DA
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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:
- Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, All Saints' Church, Church Road, Alburgh, Norfolk, IP20 0DA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- South Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Alburgh
- National Grid Reference:
- TM2706887276
Summary
First World War memorial, 1919, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Alburgh War Memorial, situated in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, 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 conflicts of the C20;
* Group Value: with the Grade I-listed Church of All Saints.
History
Alburgh War Memorial was executed in 1919 by Perfitt’s of Diss, made from sandstone quarried from Robin Hood Bay in Scarborough. It commemorates the 19 local servicemen who died fighting during the First World War. Three plaques inside the church detail the dates and places of death.
An inscription was added to the memorial in 1947 in memory of those who fell in the Second World War, funded by public subscription. Conservation and repair work was carried out in 2010, funded by War Memorials Trust. This included repairs to areas of de-laminated stone and the replacement of some original stone with new material.
Details
The substantial sandstone memorial stands at the west side of the porch of the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed). It consists of a plain Latin cross set on a square, three-stepped, base. The memorial stands in a small, square, gravelled area marked by four low sandstone bollards. The bollards carry a simple chain enclosing the memorial.
The principal inscription carved into the west face of the cross arms reads SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE BRAVE ALBURGH MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The names of those who fell in the First World War are listed on the west faces of the steps of the base.
In addition, an inscription on the south face of the middle step of the base reads IN SACRED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945. A further inscription below reads AT THE COMING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. The names of those who fell in the Second World War are listed on the top step. The inscriptions are incised and painted in black enamel.
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.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Trust, Grants Showcase - Alburgh, accessed 22/05/2015 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=815
War Memorials Register, accessed 23 January 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56426
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 January 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/138048
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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