Aylmerton War Memorial
Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Church Road, Aylmerton, Norfolk, NR11 8PZ
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1474822
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-2021
- List Entry Name:
- Aylmerton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Church Road, Aylmerton, Norfolk, NR11 8PZ
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1474822
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-2021
- List Entry Name:
- Aylmerton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Church Road, Aylmerton, Norfolk, NR11 8PZ
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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:
- Churchyard of St John the Baptist Church, Church Road, Aylmerton, Norfolk, NR11 8PZ
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Aylmerton
- National Grid Reference:
- TG1817740037
Summary
First World War memorial, erected in 1921.
Reasons for Designation
Aylmerton War Memorial, erected in 1921, 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 sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* as an ornately-carved and well-executed memorial.
Group value:
* for the strong group value the war memorial holds with the medieval parish Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*), in the churchyard of which the memorial stands.
History
The aftermath of the First World War that was the great age of memorial building, both as a result of the huge impact the loss of three quarters of a million British lives had on communities and 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 in the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist in Aylmerton as a permanent testament to the sacrifices made by the local community and four local men who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was constructed in 1921 by Major H N Bridgewater and dedicated by the rector, Rev F H Matthews. Following the Second World War the names of five local men who fell in the conflict were added to the memorial.
Details
First World War memorial, erected in 1921.
MATERIALS: the memorial is crafted from limestone.
DESCRIPTION: it takes the form of a Latin cross with a carved sword and laurel wreath to the crossing of the front (west) elevation. The shaft is tapered and stands on a square plinth and square-plan base. The following text is carved in relief on the front elevation of the plinth: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF AYLMERTON / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR / (4 NAMES)’. The north elevation is carved with the dates ‘1914-1918’ in relief. The east elevation is carved with the dates ‘1939-45’ and five names of the fallen. The south elevation is carved with the following text: ‘GREATER LOVE HATH / NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY / DOWN HIS LIFE FOR / HIS FRIENDS’.
The memorial stands within the churchyard of the Church of St John the Baptist (Grade II*), adjacent the south approach from Church Road.
Sources
Websites
Roll of Honour, 'Aylmerton', accessed 23 February 2021 from http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Aylmerton.html
Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register, 'Men of Aylmerton - WW1 and WW2', accessed 23 February 2021 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/56377
War Memorials Online, 'Aylmerton', accessed 23 February 2021 from http://www.warmemorials.org/search-grants/?gID=1002
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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