Reedham War Memorial

Reedham War Memorial, Junction of The Hills and Riverside, Reedham, Norfolk, NR13 3AR

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Overview

First World War memorial, erected about 1920, with Second World War addition. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454273
Date first listed:: 16-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Reedham War Memorial
Statutory Address:: Reedham War Memorial, Junction of The Hills and Riverside, Reedham, Norfolk, NR13 3AR

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454273
Date first listed:: 16-Mar-2018
List Entry Name:: Reedham War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: Reedham War Memorial, Junction of The Hills and Riverside, Reedham, Norfolk, NR13 3AR

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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:: Reedham War Memorial, Junction of The Hills and Riverside, Reedham, Norfolk, NR13 3AR

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: Broadland (District Authority)
Parish:: Reedham
National Grid Reference:: TG4172501722

Summary

First World War memorial, erected about 1920, with Second World War addition.

Reasons for Designation

Reedham War Memorial, which is situated at the junction of The Hills and Riverside, 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 simple but well-executed granite pillar.

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 Reedham 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 memorial at Reedham is prominently situated at a fork in the road at the junction of The Hills and Riverside. The memorial was presumably erected, around 1920 and commemorates eighteen local servicemen and one servicewoman who died in the First World War. It also commemorates the six men from the village who fell in the Second World War.

Details

First World War memorial, erected about 1920, with Second World War addition.

MATERIALS: grey granite

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a four-sided stone pillar with a cornice and pointed cap, a two-tiered moulded foot, upon a square plinth and a two-tiered base. It is set within a narrow, railed enclosure built into a green bank with a concrete foundation platform. The plinth bears the inscriptions in incised lettering.

The inscription reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918// (NAMES)// ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/ 1939 – 1945 WAR/ (NAMES)

Sources

Websites
Reedham - War Memorials Online, accessed 26/01/18 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/234263/
Reedham Village, accessed 26/01/18 from http://reedham.info/memorial.htm

Legal

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