Burgh-Next-Aylsham War Memorial
Junction of The Street and Wood Lane, Burgh-Next-Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6TU
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1442162
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Burgh-Next-Aylsham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Junction of The Street and Wood Lane, Burgh-Next-Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6TU
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1442162
- Date first listed:
- 20-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Burgh-Next-Aylsham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Junction of The Street and Wood Lane, Burgh-Next-Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6TU
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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:
- Junction of The Street and Wood Lane, Burgh-Next-Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6TU
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Burgh and Tuttington
- National Grid Reference:
- TG2177525241
Summary
First World War memorial, c.1920.
Reasons for Designation
Burgh-Next-Aylsham War Memorial, which is situated on the roadside at the junction of The Street and Wood Lane, 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 sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Design: as a simple but well-executed granite cross;
* Group value: with the Grade II-listed The Old Manor and the Grade II-listed Greenacres.
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.
Burgh-Next-Aylsham war memorial was sited by the roadside at the crossroads in the middle of the village, at the junction of The Street and Wood Lane. The memorial was presumably erected, c.1920. The memorial commemorates three local servicemen who fell in the First World War and appears to have remained unaltered since.
Details
MATERIALS: rough-hewn grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: Burgh-Next-Aylsham War Memorial is located on the roadside at the junction of The Street and Wood Lane, Burgh-Next-Aylsham, Norfolk. It is prominently situated facing a crossroads in the middle of the village. It comprises a wheel-head cross on a plinth, raised on a large concrete base. The plinth has a smooth front face to bear inscriptions in lead.
The inscription is in leaded lettering and reads: TO/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19632
War Memorials Online, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/209277/
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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