Summary
Grave of the Carlton Colville Sea Scouts, d1914, and memorial to Lance-Corporal Stanley Wood, d1916.
Reasons for Designation
The memorial to the Carlton Colville Sea Scouts and Lance-Corporal Stanley Wood, which stands in the New Cemetery, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of events on this local community, including the sacrifice it has made in the First World War;
* Architectural interest: a tall and dignified Celtic cross memorial.
History
The memorial, by mason Mr James E Proudfoot, was erected over the grave of the Scoutmaster and Sea Scouts who died in a sailing accident on the River Waveney on 1 June 1914. After his death in France on 19 July 1916 a dedication to Stanley Wood, the sole survivor of the accident, was added to the memorial.
Details
The grave is sited in the New Cemetery on St Peter’s Road, Carlton Colville. It comprises a square kerbed enclosure in granite with six low headstones commemorating by name and age each drowned Scout. In the centre of the enclosure is a tall Celtic cross, standing on a tapering plinth.
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