Burgh St Margaret War Memorial

St Margaret's Churchyard, Main Road, Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margarets), Norfolk, NR29 3AG

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First and Second World War memorial. Erected 1922, with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1448377
Date first listed:: 15-Aug-2017
List Entry Name:: Burgh St Margaret War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Margaret's Churchyard, Main Road, Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margarets), Norfolk, NR29 3AG

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1448377
Date first listed:: 15-Aug-2017
List Entry Name:: Burgh St Margaret War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Margaret's Churchyard, Main Road, Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margarets), Norfolk, NR29 3AG

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:: St Margaret's Churchyard, Main Road, Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margarets), Norfolk, NR29 3AG

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: Great Yarmouth (District Authority)
Parish:: Fleggburgh
National Grid Reference:: TG4451613975

Summary

First and Second World War memorial. Erected 1922, with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.

Reasons for Designation

Burgh St Margaret War Memorial, which is situated in St Margaret’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; * Design: as a simple but well-executed Celtic cross; * Group Value: with the Grade II* listed Church of St Margaret.

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, 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 memorial was raised at Burgh St Margaret, as permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margaret), like many Norfolk war memorials, was situated within the churchyard. The memorial was unveiled on 10 December 1922, by Bishop Bertram Pollock of Norwich, and Mrs Janet Fisher, widow of G K T Fisher (who was killed in Palestine in 1917, and is named on the memorial). Their son, Basil, was killed in the Second World War and is also named on the memorial. The memorial commemorates 18 servicemen who fell in the First World War and 11 who fell in the Second World War, from the parishes of Burgh and Billockby. The Second World War names were added in 1946.

Details

First and Second World War memorial. Erected 1922, with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.

MATERIALS: Carved from stone.

DESCRIPTION: Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margaret) war memorial is located in the churchyard of St Margaret’s Church, Main Road, Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margaret), Norfolk. It is prominently situated near to the churchyard wall, which has been partially removed and concrete steps inserted, leading to the foot of the cross. It comprises a wheel-head cross on a tall, slender shaft, and tapering plinth with base that are set into a low alcove set back from the line of the churchyard wall. The plinth and low back wall bear the inscriptions in incised lettering.

INSCRIPTION: The inscription reads: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF BURGH & BILLOCKBY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR // (NAMES) / 1914 1918 / (NAMES) / 1939 1945.

Sources

Books and journals
'Bishop and Photographer' in Yarmouth Independent, , Vol. 4810, (16 December 1922), 7
Websites
Imperial War Museum database, accessed 4 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56465
Roll of Honour database, accessed 4 July 2017 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Fleggburgh.html
War Memorials Online database, accessed 4 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/163099/

Legal

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