Frostenden War Memorial

c10m to the south of All Saint's Church, Church Lane, Frostenden, Suffolk, NR34 7HS

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First World War memorial granite cross, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452678
Date first listed:: 05-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Frostenden War Memorial
Statutory Address:: c10m to the south of All Saint's Church, Church Lane, Frostenden, Suffolk, NR34 7HS

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1452678
Date first listed:: 05-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Frostenden War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: c10m to the south of All Saint's Church, Church Lane, Frostenden, Suffolk, NR34 7HS

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:: c10m to the south of All Saint's Church, Church Lane, Frostenden, Suffolk, NR34 7HS

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

County:: Suffolk
District:: East Suffolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Frostenden
National Grid Reference:: TM4791681736

Summary

First World War memorial granite cross, unveiled 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.

Reasons for Designation

Frostenden War Memorial, which stands in the 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:

* a simple yet poignant memorial wheel-cross with carved interlace patterns, in the Celtic style.

Group value:

* with the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed).

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 Frostenden as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by nine members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was unveiled on Sunday 18 January 1920. The memorial cost £54 15s 9d. The names of 16 parishioners who died during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial and unveiled on 7 November 1948 by Colonel Sir Robert Gooch.

Details

The memorial stands in the churchyard, to the south side of the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed). It comprises a grey granite wheel-head cross with a slightly tapering shaft on a two-stepped plinth, set on a square base. The face of the cross is decorated with panels of interlace patterns carved in low relief.

The main inscription in applied metal lettering on the west face of the memorial reads (on cross shaft) ERECTED/ BY THE/ PARISH OF/ FROSTENDEN/ TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ (on plinth) THE FOLLOWING MEN, WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914–1919/ (9 NAMES). An additional inscription to the south face of the plinth reads AND FOR THESE WHO DIED FOR US/ 1939–1945./ (16 NAMES).

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 11 July 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/168912/
War Memorials Register, accessed 11 July 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4961

Legal

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