Titchwell War Memorial
Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Titchwell, Norfolk, PE31 8BA
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1454095
- Date first listed:
- 27-Feb-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Titchwell War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Titchwell, Norfolk, PE31 8BA
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1454095
- Date first listed:
- 27-Feb-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Titchwell War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Titchwell, Norfolk, PE31 8BA
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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.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Mary, Church Lane, Titchwell, Norfolk, PE31 8BA
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Titchwell
- National Grid Reference:
- TF7624243858
Summary
War memorial, erected around 1920, dedicated to the fallen of the First World War.
Reasons for Designation
Titchwell War Memorial, erected around 1920, and dedicated to the fallen of the First World War, 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 St Mary (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 in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary at Titchwell as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by six members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It is probable that the memorial was erected around 1920, and is shown in its current location on the 1928 Ordnance Survey map.
Details
War memorial, erected around 1920, dedicated to the fallen of the First World War.
DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is rectangular in plan, constructed of grey granite, and comprises a Celtic wheel cross with interlace carving to its front (south) elevation, standing on a tapered granite plinth and base, and concrete platform. The front (south) elevation of the plinth is inscribed: ‘IN MEMORY OF TITCHWELL MEN / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / (6 NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS’. The memorial is bounded by a low twisted rail, supported at each corner by a wrought-iron bar. The war memorial stands in a prominent location in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade I), to the east of the path from Church Lane.
Sources
Websites
Roll of Honour, ‘Titchwell war memorial’, accessed 22 January 2018 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Titchwell.html
Imperial War Musuem, ‘Titchwell’, accessed 22 January 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19675
War Memorials Online, 'Titchwell Cross', accessed 22 January 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/163988/
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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