Tibenham War Memorial

Church of All Saints, Church Road, Tibenham, Norfolk, NR16 1QB

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Overview

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

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454070
Date first listed:: 27-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Tibenham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Church of All Saints, Church Road, Tibenham, Norfolk, NR16 1QB

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454070
Date first listed:: 27-Feb-2018
List Entry Name:: Tibenham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Church of All Saints, Church Road, Tibenham, Norfolk, NR16 1QB

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:: Church of All Saints, Church Road, Tibenham, Norfolk, NR16 1QB

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: South Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Tibenham
National Grid Reference:: TM1347889883

Summary

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions.

Reasons for Designation

Tibenham War Memorial, unveiled in 1920, 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 a modest but well-executed memorial.

Group value:

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

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: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Tibenham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

The names of 23 local men of Tibenham who fell during the First World War are remembered on a war memorial in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, and includes the names of three bell ringers of the church. The memorial was executed and erected by Mr R F Perfitt of Diss, and the cost of around £100 was paid by public subscription. The memorial was unveiled in a ceremony in April 1920 by Mr H Betts of Channonz Hall, Tibenham, and dedicated by the Reverend Canon Pelham of Norwich. The war memorial is shown in its current location on the 1928 Ordnance Survey map. The names of three local men who fell during the Second World War were later added.

Details

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is octagonal in plan, and comprises a Latin cross, plinth and base, executed in Carrera marble (imitating the Cross of Sacrifice design by Sir Reginald Blomfield), bearing a small metal cross on its front (west) elevation, and standing on a Portland stone platform. The eight sides of the plinth are inscribed: '1914-18 / THESE WERE / OUR CHILDREN / WHO DIED / FOR OUR / HOMES THEY / WERE DEAR / IN OUR SIGHT’. The names of the fallen of the First World War (1914-18) are inscribed on the four western sides of the plinth, and the three names of the fallen of the Second World War (1939 – 45) were added to the base of the front (west) elevation. The war memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (listed at Grade I), and is prominently located along the path from Church Road.

Sources

Websites
Geograph, 'Tibenham war memorial', accessed 19 January 2018 from http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4485726
Network Norwich, 'Art Alive memorial trail in Norfolk churches', accessed 19 January 2018 from https://www.networknorwich.co.uk/Articles/417558/Network_Norwich_and_Norfolk/Resources/Culture/Art_Alive_memorial_trail_in_Norfolk_churches.aspx
War Memorials Online, accessed 19 January 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/240230/
Other
Diss Express, Friday 16 April 1920, 8

Legal

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