Boughton War Memorial
Churchyard of All Saints Church, Church Lane, Boughton, Norfolk, PE33 9AQ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1442166
- Date first listed:
- 15-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Boughton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of All Saints Church, Church Lane, Boughton, Norfolk, PE33 9AQ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1442166
- Date first listed:
- 15-Feb-2017
- List Entry Name:
- Boughton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of All Saints Church, Church Lane, Boughton, Norfolk, PE33 9AQ
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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:
- Churchyard of All Saints Church, Church Lane, Boughton, Norfolk, PE33 9AQ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Boughton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF6998202216
Summary
First World War memorial, c.1920.
Reasons for Designation
Boughton War Memorial, which is situated in All Saints 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;
* Design: as an elegant and dignified Latin cross;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed Church of All Saints.
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.
Boughton, like many Norfolk war memorials, was situated within the churchyard. The memorial was presumably erected, c.1920. The memorial commemorates five local servicemen who fell in the First World War.
In 2009, the memorial was cleaned and replacement panels were inserted into two sides of the plinth.
Details
Boughton War Memorial is located in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Church Lane, Boughton, Norfolk. It is prominently situated by the church tower. It comprises a stone Latin cross atop a four-sided collared shaft with chamfered corners. This meets with a moulded, square-section plinth atop a single stone step base.
The inscription reads: (Left face) IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ THIS CROSS IS HUMBLY DEDICATED/ BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE/ (Right face) AND THEY SHALL BE MINE/ SAITH THE LORD OF HOSTS/ IN THAT DAY WHEN/ I MAKE UP MY JEWELS/ MALACHI V3 CH17/ (Reverse) 1914 – 1918.
Apart from the dates and the names, the rest of the inscription has been replaced by inserted marble slabs.
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, 20 February 2017.
Sources
Websites
Thackerray, D., (1996), All Saints’ Boughton: A Guide & Short History, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from http://www.group4news.co.uk/references/all_saints_2.pdf
War Memorials Online, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/235903/
War Memorials Register, accessed 20 February 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56457
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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