Aylsham War Memorial
Churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Hill, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6HE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1438872
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Aylsham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Hill, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6HE
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1438872
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-2016
- List Entry Name:
- Aylsham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Hill, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6HE
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:
- Churchyard of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Church Hill, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6HE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Aylsham
- National Grid Reference:
- TG1931227053
Summary
First World War memorial, 1922, with further names added after the Second World War and later conflicts.
Reasons for Designation
Aylsham 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 community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet dignified granite wheel-head cross;
* Group value: with the Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade I) and Bracken Cottage (Grade II).
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 the country, 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 at Aylsham in 1922 as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It is thought to have been built by Cornish and Gammer, a firm based in North Walsham, Norfolk.
Following the Second World War, the names of those who lost their lives in that war were also added. One name from the Korean War has also been added.
In 2009 the access to the memorial was improved with the help of grant aid from the War Memorials Trust.
Details
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial consists of a wheel-head cross on a moulded tapered square plinth, with two shallow steps at the base.
Three sides of the plinth are inscribed in black painted lettering: 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES).
The later names have been added to the plinth by the means of a granite plaque which is inscribed: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES). 1950 – 1953 KOREAN WAR (NAME).
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 July 2017.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Trust, accessed 21 July 2016 from www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=769
War Memorials Online, accessed 21 July 2016 from http://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/node/136783
War Memorials Register, accessed 25 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72580
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 28-Jun-2026 at 10:25:34.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.