Blofield War Memorial
St Andrew and St Peter's Churchyard, Church Road, Blofield, Norfolk, NR13 4NA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1442117
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Blofield War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- St Andrew and St Peter's Churchyard, Church Road, Blofield, Norfolk, NR13 4NA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1442117
- Date first listed:
- 23-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Blofield War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Andrew and St Peter's Churchyard, Church Road, Blofield, Norfolk, NR13 4NA
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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:
- St Andrew and St Peter's Churchyard, Church Road, Blofield, Norfolk, NR13 4NA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Blofield
- National Grid Reference:
- TG3352309198
Summary
First World War memorial, c.1920, with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
Blofield War Memorial, which is situated in St Andrew and St Peter’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 the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a simple but well-executed granite cross;
* Group value: with the Grade I-listed Church of St Andrew and St Peter.
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.
One such war memorial was raised at Blofield as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Blofield memorial, like many Norfolk war memorials, was situated within the churchyard. The memorial was presumably erected c.1920. In addition to the scheme to have a cross in the churchyard, parishioners bought the Blofield Recreation Ground as part of the tribute to those who died. The memorial commemorates 32 local servicemen who fell in the First World War and seven men who fell in the Second World War.
Details
MATERIALS: grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: Blofield War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Andrew and St Peter’s Church, Church Road, Blofield. It is prominently situated in the churchyard by the church tower. The memorial comprises a wheel-head cross on a tapering plinth bearing inscriptions, atop a three-stepped base. The plinth bears inscriptions in leaded lettering.
The inscription reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS/ PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
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, 23 November 2017.
Sources
Websites
Blofield Parish Council, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from http://parishcouncil.blofield.net/welcome/blofield-village
Roll of Honour, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Blofield.html
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/72604
War Memorials Online, accessed 23 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253744
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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