Tilney All Saints War Memorial Cross
The churchyard, All Saints Church, Church Road, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk, PE34 4SJ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1456188
- Date first listed:
- 08-Aug-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Tilney All Saints War Memorial Cross
- Statutory Address:
- The churchyard, All Saints Church, Church Road, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk, PE34 4SJ
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1456188
- Date first listed:
- 08-Aug-2018
- List Entry Name:
- Tilney All Saints War Memorial Cross
- Statutory Address 1:
- The churchyard, All Saints Church, Church Road, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk, PE34 4SJ
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
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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:
- The churchyard, All Saints Church, Church Road, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk, PE34 4SJ
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:
- Tilney All Saints
- National Grid Reference:
- TF5681817965
Summary
First World War memorial cross with later additions for the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Tilney All Saints War Memorial Cross, 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.
Group value:
* with the Church of All Saints (Grade I), numerous Grade II-listed churchyard monuments, and nearby Grade II-listed buildings including All Saints House and the Barn abutting All Saints House.
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 Tilney All Saints as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by 13 members of the local community who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War the names of three men who died in that conflict were added to the memorial.
Details
The tall stone war memorial cross stands in front of the south wall of the tower of the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed). It is in close proximity to numerous Grade II-listed buildings and churchyard monuments. The memorial takes the form of a stone wheel-head cross fleury rising from the collar of a slender cross shaft, octagonal in section. A shield is carved on the front face of the collar, bearing the monogram IHS. The cross shaft stands on a small shouldered pedestal, square on plan, that stands on a two-step octagonal plinth. Slate panels are inset into the sides of the pedestal.
The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO WENT OUT FROM/ THIS PARISH/ AND LAID DOWN THEIR/ LIVES FOR US. Commemorated names are listed on one side of the pedestal under the dates 1914 – 1918, whilst the three Second World War names are listed on another side under the dates 1939 – 1945.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 9 April 2018 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56462
War Memorials Online, accessed 9 April 2018 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/163108/
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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