Bedingham War Memorial

Churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Church Road, Bedingham, Norfolk, NR35 2DA

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Overview

First World War memorial, circa 1920, with later additions for the Second World War, enclosed by low kerb and railings. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442086
Date first listed:: 21-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: Bedingham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Church Road, Bedingham, Norfolk, NR35 2DA

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442086
Date first listed:: 21-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: Bedingham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Church Road, Bedingham, Norfolk, NR35 2DA

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: Churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Church Road, Bedingham, Norfolk, NR35 2DA

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Norfolk
District:: South Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Bedingham
National Grid Reference:: TM2850393376

Summary

First World War memorial, circa 1920, with later additions for the Second World War, enclosed by low kerb and railings.

Reasons for Designation

Bedingham War Memorial, which is situated in St Andrew’s Churchyard, 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; * Design: as a simple but well-executed granite cross; * Group value: with the Church of St Andrew (Grade I) and Priory Farmhouse (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 England, 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.

Bedingham War Memorial, like many Norfolk war memorials, was situated within the churchyard. The memorial was presumably erected circa 1920. The memorial commemorates 13 local servicemen who fell in the First World War and one man who fell in the Second World War.

In 2014, the memorial was conserved including re-enamelling of the inscriptions, and repairs to the surrounding chains.

Details

MATERIALS: rough-hewn grey granite.

DESCRIPTION: Bedingham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Church Road, Bedingham, Norfolk. It is prominently situated in the churchyard. It comprises a granite wheel-head cross on a four-stepped base, the lowest step of another material. The upper three granite steps bear the incised, blacked inscriptions on polished surfaces. The small enclosure of the plot consists of a low kerb, with eight small, decorative metal posts linked by chains.

The inscription reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR US/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAME).

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 6 March 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 6 March 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/168422
War Memorials Register, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56433
Woodton Parish Council, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from https://woodton.wordpress.com/our-community/bedingham/

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.