Mautby War Memorial

St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard, Church Lane, Mautby, Norfolk, NR29 3JA

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First World War memorial, erected in 1920. Architect unknown.
Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1444630
Date first listed:
24-Mar-2017
List Entry Name:
Mautby War Memorial
Statutory Address:
St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard, Church Lane, Mautby, Norfolk, NR29 3JA
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1444630
Date first listed:
24-Mar-2017
List Entry Name:
Mautby War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:
St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard, Church Lane, Mautby, Norfolk, NR29 3JA

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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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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard, Church Lane, Mautby, Norfolk, NR29 3JA

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

County:
Norfolk
District:
Great Yarmouth (District Authority)
Parish:
Mautby
National Grid Reference:
TG4805112360

Summary

First World War memorial, erected in 1920. Architect unknown.

Reasons for Designation

Mautby War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, 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: A canopied calvary atop a slender octagonal shaft;
* Group value: with the Grade II* listed Church of St Peter and St Paul.

History

The aftermath of the First World War saw an unprecedented wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was erected in 1920 in Mautby, Norfolk. The memorial was dedicated in 1920 by Canon Marcon.

Details

First World War memorial, erected in 1920. Architect unknown.
MATERIALS: carved in limestone
DESCRIPTION: Mautby war memorial is located in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul Church, Mautby, Norfolk. It is prominently situated by the churchyard path near to the church entrance. It comprises a canopied calvary atop a slender octagonal shaft with moulded collar and four-sided foot, which surmounts the four-sided plinth (with moulded corners), below which is a deep, corniced step on a concrete foundation. The plinth bears the inscriptions in incised lettering.
The inscription reads: TO / THE GLORY OF GOD / IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THE PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 19 // R.I.P // (NAMES)
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 5 June 2017.

Sources

Books and journals
'Broadland Gossip' in Thetford and Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal, Vol. 2081, (20 March 1920), 3

Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 5 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56257
Information on war memorials from the Roll of Honour database, accessed 2 February 2017 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Mautby.html
War Memorials Online, accessed 5 June 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/69493

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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