Coltishall and Hautbois War Memorial

High Street, Coltishall, Norfolk, NR12 7AA

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First World War memorial unveiled on 8 August 1920 with Second World War additions. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442412
Date first listed:: 23-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: Coltishall and Hautbois War Memorial
Statutory Address:: High Street, Coltishall, Norfolk, NR12 7AA

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1442412
Date first listed:: 23-Feb-2017
List Entry Name:: Coltishall and Hautbois War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: High Street, Coltishall, Norfolk, NR12 7AA

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

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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.

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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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Location

Statutory Address:: High Street, Coltishall, Norfolk, NR12 7AA

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: Broadland (District Authority)
Parish:: Coltishall
National Grid Reference:: TG2681019893

Summary

First World War memorial unveiled on 8 August 1920 with Second World War additions.

Reasons for Designation

Coltishall and Hautbois War Memorial, which is situated on a roadside, opposite Willow Cottages, High Street (B1150), Coltishall, 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 elegant and well-executed stone cross; * Group value: with the Grade II-listed Antiques Emporium and Adjoining House and the Grade II-listed The Little Shop and China Cottage.

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 Coltishall as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

200 men out of a population estimated at 1,100 for the parishes of Coltishall and Great Hautbois joined up during the First World War. The memorial commemorates 32 local servicemen who fell in the First World War and six men who fell in the Second World War.

The memorial was unveiled and dedicated on Sunday 8 August 1920. A service in the parish church was followed by a procession to the memorial. Lieutenant-Colonel Jickling unveiled the memorial, which was then dedicated by the Dean of Norwich who expressed the hope that “that beautiful and striking memorial, which, if it pleased God, would stand there in that beautiful spot to the end of time”. It was reported in the local press a few years after the unveiling of the memorial that, largely due to the voluntary efforts of a resident, Mr B Bean, who had lost three sons in the First World War (all named on the memorial), the memorial surroundings were extremely well-kept. Mr Bean tended to the surroundings every week.

Details

MATERIALS: Hopton Wood stone.

DESCRIPTION: Coltishall and Hautbois War Memorial is located on a roadside, grassed bank, opposite Willow Cottages, High Street (B1150), Coltishall. It is prominently situated at the top of the bank, facing the High Street and approached by steps. The memorial comprises a c 4.8m high Celtic cross on a tapering shaft that is octagonal throughout most of its length but terminates with four sides at the bottom. The shaft joins a four-sided square plinth bearing inscriptions, below which is a three-stepped octagonal base. The Second World War names were added around the middle step of the base.

The inscription is incised and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ COLTISHALL & HAUTBOIS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING & COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918// (NAMES)// 1939 – 1945// (NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/209442/
War Memorials Register, accessed 29 Nov 2016 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19654
Other
Thetford & Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal, Saturday 14 August 1920, p.10
Thetford & Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal, Saturday 29 September 1923, p.3

Legal

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