North Runcton War Memorial
c35m to the north-west of Church of All Saints, The churchyard, The Green, North Runcton, Norfolk, PE33 0RB
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1454345
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-2018
- List Entry Name:
- North Runcton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- c35m to the north-west of Church of All Saints, The churchyard, The Green, North Runcton, Norfolk, PE33 0RB
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1454345
- Date first listed:
- 21-Mar-2018
- List Entry Name:
- North Runcton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- c35m to the north-west of Church of All Saints, The churchyard, The Green, North Runcton, Norfolk, PE33 0RB
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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:
- c35m to the north-west of Church of All Saints, The churchyard, The Green, North Runcton, Norfolk, PE33 0RB
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:
- North Runcton
- National Grid Reference:
- TF6461115913
Summary
First World War memorial cross, with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
North Runcton 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 tall and elegant war memorial cross in limestone.
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 North Runcton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 15 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It was in place by 1928, at which date it appears on the Ordnance Survey County Series map for the locality. The names of three men who died in the Second World War were added to the memorial after that conflict. The memorial was renovated and re-dedicated in 2014.
Details
The limestone memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed). It comprises a bottonée cross-head on a tall, octagonal, shaft. The cross shaft rises from a pedestal, octagonal on plan, that stands on a four-stepped base. The uppermost step is square on plan, whilst the three below are octagonal (squares with chamfered corners).
The pedestal bears the inscriptions in incised and painted lettering. The principal dedication to the front face of the pedestal reads IN GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ THIS PARISH/ WHO LAID/ DOWN THEIR/ LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918. The commemorated names are listed on the other faces, and include each person’s regiment.
A small rectangular plaque is placed on the second step of the base, with an inscription reading 1939 – 1945/ (3 NAMES).
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 30 January 2018 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/53420
War Memorials Online, accessed 30 January 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/225454/
Lynne News (12 August 2014, online edition), accessed 30 January 2018 from http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/villagers-come-together-to-raise-thousands-to-repair-north-runcton-war-memorial-1-6232546
Other
Ordnance Survey (County Series), 1:2500, Norfolk (1928)
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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