East Raynham War Memorial
St Mary's Churchyard, Raynham Park, East Raynham, Norfolk, NR21 7EF
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1447855
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-2017
- List Entry Name:
- East Raynham War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- St Mary's Churchyard, Raynham Park, East Raynham, Norfolk, NR21 7EF
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1447855
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-2017
- List Entry Name:
- East Raynham War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Mary's Churchyard, Raynham Park, East Raynham, Norfolk, NR21 7EF
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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:
- St Mary's Churchyard, Raynham Park, East Raynham, Norfolk, NR21 7EF
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Raynham
- National Grid Reference:
- TF8794725516
Summary
First World War memorial, unveiled 30 July 1920, with Second World War additions.
Reasons for Designation
East Raynham 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 an elegant and well-executed Portland stone Latin cross.
Group Value:
* for its relationship with the Grade II* listed Church of St Mary and Grade II registered Raynham Park.
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 which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at East Raynham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
East Raynham, like many Norfolk war memorials, is situated within the churchyard of the parish church. It was unveiled on 30 July 1920 by Lady Agnus Durham and dedicated by the Right Reverend Bishop Hamlyn. The memorial originally commemorated 12 local servicemen from East and West Raynham who fell in the First World War and five men and one woman who fell in the Second World War. A further name was added later underneath the First World War inscription and names.
Details
First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions.
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade II* listed), within Raynham Park (Grade II registered). The memorial takes the form of a Latin cross standing on an orb, which crowns an octagonal shaft with moulded cap and foot. The shaft rises from a four-sided plinth bearing inscriptions in leaded lettering, below which is a three-stepped square stone base.
INSCRIPTION: The principal inscription is to the front (west) face of the plinth and reads: IN LASTING MEMORY OF/ (12 NAMES)/ 1914 – 1918/ (1 NAME). To the rear (east) face of the plinth is the inscription: "GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS". The six names of those who died during the Second World War were added to the south face with the dates 1939-1945 underneath.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 30 May 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19988
War Memorials Online, accessed 30 May 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/104055/
Other
‘East Raynham’, Thetford & Watton Times and People's Weekly Journal, (31 July 1920), pp8
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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