Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled 1920, with Second World War additions. Elaborate stone cross on a moulded pedestal with three-stepped base.
Reasons for Designation
Hevingham War Memorial, which stands in the 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;
* Architectural interest: a tall and elegant memorial cross;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Botolph.
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. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
Details
Hevingham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the parish church of St Mary the Virgin and St Botolph (Grade I-listed). It is prominently situated near to the entrance to the churchyard. The memorial comprises a small wheel-head cross with trefoil ends and inset tracery, rising from a moulded collar at the top of a tapering cross shaft. The shaft, square in section, is formed of four engaged columns, with small floral motifs at intervals. The shaft surmounts a moulded pedestal with lyre profile, standing on a circular step with two hexagonal steps below.
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