Necton War Memorial

c80m west of All Saints' Church, All Saints' Churchyard extension, Tuns Road, Necton, Norfolk, PE37 8HE

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

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454514
Date first listed:: 03-Apr-2018
List Entry Name:: Necton War Memorial
Statutory Address:: c80m west of All Saints' Church, All Saints' Churchyard extension, Tuns Road, Necton, Norfolk, PE37 8HE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1454514
Date first listed:: 03-Apr-2018
List Entry Name:: Necton War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: c80m west of All Saints' Church, All Saints' Churchyard extension, Tuns Road, Necton, Norfolk, PE37 8HE

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:: c80m west of All Saints' Church, All Saints' Churchyard extension, Tuns Road, Necton, Norfolk, PE37 8HE

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: Breckland (District Authority)
Parish:: Necton
National Grid Reference:: TF8775509747

Summary

First World War memorial granite obelisk, unveiled 1920, with later Second World War additions.

Reasons for Designation

Necton War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard extension, 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 war memorial obelisk in granite.

Group value:

* with the Church of All Saints (Grade I), the Table Tomb approximately 14 metres south of the aisle of the Church Of All Saints (Grade II*), and the Grade II-listed K6 Telephone Kiosk on the corner of Tuns Road.

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 Necton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 22 members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled and dedicated on 1 February 1920. The name of one man who died in the Second World War was added after that conflict. In 2000 a new plaque was added to the foot of the memorial.

Details

The memorial is located in the churchyard extension of the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed), standing at the western end of the path leading from the churchyard entrance. It comprises a rough-hewn grey granite obelisk on a plinth, square on plan, with single step below. A small polished granite plaque* has been added at the foot of the memorial, inclined on a small block*.

The dedicatory inscription begins on the front face of the obelisk, reading 1914/ THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE/ 1918. It continues on the plinth below, IN HONOUR OF THE MEN OF NECTON/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939-1945/ (NAMES). The inscription on the plaque in front of the foot of the memorial reads NECTON/ ROYAL BRITISH LEGION/ 2000/ WE WILL REMEMBER/ THEM.

* Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that these aforementioned features are not of special architectural or historic interest.

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 6 February 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/215772/
War Memorials Register, accessed 6 February 2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19831

Legal

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