Erpingham War Memorial

St Mary's Churchyard, Off Eagle Lane, Erpingham, Norfolk, NR11 6PL

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Overview

First World War memorial, with Second World War additions. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1447618
Date first listed:: 29-Jun-2017
List Entry Name:: Erpingham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Mary's Churchyard, Off Eagle Lane, Erpingham, Norfolk, NR11 6PL

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1447618
Date first listed:: 29-Jun-2017
List Entry Name:: Erpingham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Mary's Churchyard, Off Eagle Lane, Erpingham, Norfolk, NR11 6PL

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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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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: St Mary's Churchyard, Off Eagle Lane, Erpingham, Norfolk, NR11 6PL

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: North Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Erpingham
National Grid Reference:: TG1982131258

Summary

First World War memorial, with Second World War additions.

Reasons for Designation

Erpingham War Memorial, which is situated in St Mary’s 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.

Architectural interest: * as a simple yet dignified stone wheel-head cross.

Group Value: for its relationship with the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary

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. One such memorial was raised at Erpingham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

Like many Norfolk war memorials, Erpingham memorial is situated within the churchyard. The memorial was presumably erected not long after the end of the First World War and commemorates 11 local servicemen who fell in the First World War and two men who fell in the Second World War.

Details

First World War memorial, with Second World War additions.

DESCRIPTION: Erpingham war memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed). It is prominently situated towards the churchyard entrance.

The memorial takes the form of a stone wheel-head cross on a moulded, slender shaft. The cross rises from a two-tiered, tapering plinth of four sides, beneath which is a single circular stone step base. The plinth carries the inscriptions in incised lettering.

The inscription reads: PRO PATRIA/ 1914 - 1919/ 1939 – 1945

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 24 November 2017.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 24 November 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/253530
War Memorials Register, accessed 19 May 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19996

Legal

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