Hainford War Memorial

All Saints Churchyard, Newton Road, Hainford, Norfolk, NR10 3BH

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First World War memorial cross. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1449648
Date first listed:: 10-Nov-2017
List Entry Name:: Hainford War Memorial
Statutory Address:: All Saints Churchyard, Newton Road, Hainford, Norfolk, NR10 3BH

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1449648
Date first listed:: 10-Nov-2017
List Entry Name:: Hainford War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: All Saints Churchyard, Newton Road, Hainford, Norfolk, NR10 3BH

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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Location

Statutory Address:: All Saints Churchyard, Newton Road, Hainford, Norfolk, NR10 3BH

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: Broadland (District Authority)
Parish:: Hainford
National Grid Reference:: TG2236219004

Summary

First World War memorial cross.

Reasons for Designation

Hainford War Memorial, which is situated in All Saint’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 during the First World War.

Architectural interest:

* A well-executed Calvary cross memorial.

Group value: with the Grade II listed Church of All Saints.

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 Hainford 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, the example at Hainford was placed within the parish churchyard. The memorial was presumably erected not long after the First World War and commemorates the 25 local servicemen who died during that conflict.

Details

First World War memorial cross.

DESCRIPTION: Hainford war memorial is located to the south-west corner of the churchyard in close proximity to the Grade II listed Church of All Saints; a path extends to the memorial from the main pathway to the church.

It comprises a stone Calvary cross with canopy, atop an octagonal shaft with a carved collar and square base. The shaft rises from a square plinth which is chamfered at the top and stands on a chamfered foot. The whole surmounts a wide, square stone base with moulded cap and chamfered foot.

INSCRIPTION: the plinth carries the inscription and names in incised lettering. The principal inscription is to the front (west face) and reads: IN MEMORY OF/ THE BRAVE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. The names of the 25 men who died are listed on the remaining faces of the plinth.

Sources

Websites
Imperial War Museums Register, accessed 03 August 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/65083
War Memorials Online, accessed 03 August 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/210217/

Legal

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