Little Snoring War Memorial

St Andrew's Churchyard, The Hill, Little Snoring, Norfolk

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Overview

First World War memorial, unveiled on 26 September 1920. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1451256
Date first listed:: 08-Nov-2017
List Entry Name:: Little Snoring War Memorial
Statutory Address:: St Andrew's Churchyard, The Hill, Little Snoring, Norfolk

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1451256
Date first listed:: 08-Nov-2017
List Entry Name:: Little Snoring War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: St Andrew's Churchyard, The Hill, Little Snoring, Norfolk

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:: St Andrew's Churchyard, The Hill, Little Snoring, Norfolk

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: North Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Little Snoring
National Grid Reference:: TF9529132523

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled on 26 September 1920.

Reasons for Designation

Little Snoring war memorial, which is situated in St Andrews 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 First World War.

Architectural interest:

* A well-executed cross fleurée memorial.

Group value:

* With the Grade I-listed buildings the Church of St Andrew and the Detached Tower.

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 Little Snoring 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, this example at Little Snoring is situated within the churchyard. It was unveiled on 26 September 1920 by Lord Hastings and commemorates three local servicemen who died in the First World War.

In 2012, the memorial received grant funding from the War Memorials Trust for its repair and conservation.

Details

First World War memorial, 1920.

DESCRIPTION: Little Snoring War Memorial is located in the churchyard, to the south of the Grade I-listed buildings the Church of St Andrew and the Detached Tower.

It takes the form of a small, limestone cross fleurée rising from a four-sided, tapering plinth with a cavetto cornice, surmounting a two-stepped, moulded base. The plinth carries the inscriptions and names in incised lettering, painted black.

The principal inscription is to the east face and reads, IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919. A further inscription is to the west face, THEY WERE A WALL/ UNTO US BOTH/ BY NIGHT AND DAY. The names are recorded on the south face and include the regiment, how they died, the date and where they are buried.

Sources

Websites
War Memorial Register, accessed 03 October 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20117
War Memorials Online, accessed 04 October 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/135984/
War Memorials Trust, accessed 04 October 2017 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=966

Legal

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