Norton Subcourse War Memorial

c7m to the south of the church tower, St Mary and St Margaret's Church, Church Road, Norton Subcourse, Norfolk, NR14 6RU

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Overview

First World War memorial limestone cross. Read the official list entry to find out more.

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1455311
Date first listed:: 19-Apr-2018
List Entry Name:: Norton Subcourse War Memorial
Statutory Address:: c7m to the south of the church tower, St Mary and St Margaret's Church, Church Road, Norton Subcourse, Norfolk, NR14 6RU

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1455311
Date first listed:: 19-Apr-2018
List Entry Name:: Norton Subcourse War Memorial
Statutory Address 1:: c7m to the south of the church tower, St Mary and St Margaret's Church, Church Road, Norton Subcourse, Norfolk, NR14 6RU

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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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:: c7m to the south of the church tower, St Mary and St Margaret's Church, Church Road, Norton Subcourse, Norfolk, NR14 6RU

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

County:: Norfolk
District:: South Norfolk (District Authority)
Parish:: Norton Subcourse
National Grid Reference:: TM4074198642

Summary

First World War memorial limestone cross.

Reasons for Designation

Norton Subcourse 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 First World War.

Architectural interest: * a simple yet poignant war memorial cross; * unusually, the memorial has not been adapted for Second World War commemoration, and thus retains its original design intent.

Group value: * with the Church of St Mary (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 Norton Subcourse as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. It commemorates 11 local servicemen who died in the First World War.

Details

The limestone war memorial stands to the south of the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed), in the churchyard. It comprises a plain Latin cross rising from a simple collar at the top of a tall shaft, square on plan. The cross shaft stands on a tapering pedestal, which stands on a three-stepped octagonal base. The plinth and uppermost step of the base bears the inscriptions, in incised lettering.

The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal reads IN/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919. The commemorated names are listed on two faces of the pedestal, whilst below on the front face of the upper step an inscription reads GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN/ THAN THIS. THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS./ “PEACE, PERFECT PEACE.”

Sources

Websites
War Memorials Online, accessed 6 March 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/170775/

Legal

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