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Burgh St Margaret War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Fleggburgh, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6683 / 52°40'5"N

Longitude: 1.6149 / 1°36'53"E

OS Eastings: 644516

OS Northings: 313975

OS Grid: TG445139

Mapcode National: GBR YPN.M3Z

Mapcode Global: WHMTL.S668

Plus Code: 9F43MJ97+8X

Entry Name: Burgh St Margaret War Memorial

Listing Date: 15 August 2017

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1448377

Also known as: Burgh and Billockby War Memorial

ID on this website: 101448377

Location: St Margaret's Church, Burgh St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29

County: Norfolk

District: Great Yarmouth

Civil Parish: Fleggburgh

Built-Up Area: Fleggburgh

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Tagged with: War memorial

Summary


First and Second World War memorial. Erected 1922, with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.

Description


First and Second World War memorial. Erected 1922, with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.

MATERIALS: Carved from stone.

DESCRIPTION: Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margaret) war memorial is located in the churchyard of St Margaret’s Church, Main Road, Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margaret), Norfolk. It is prominently situated near to the churchyard wall, which has been partially removed and concrete steps inserted, leading to the foot of the cross. It comprises a wheel-head cross on a tall, slender shaft, and tapering plinth with base that are set into a low alcove set back from the line of the churchyard wall. The plinth and low back wall bear the inscriptions in incised lettering.

INSCRIPTION: The inscription reads: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF BURGH & BILLOCKBY / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR // (NAMES) / 1914 1918 / (NAMES) / 1939 1945.

History


The aftermath of the First World War saw an unprecedented wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country, 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 at Burgh St Margaret, as permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. Fleggburgh (Burgh St Margaret), like many Norfolk war memorials, was situated within the churchyard. The memorial was unveiled on 10 December 1922, by Bishop Bertram Pollock of Norwich, and Mrs Janet Fisher, widow of G K T Fisher (who was killed in Palestine in 1917, and is named on the memorial). Their son, Basil, was killed in the Second World War and is also named on the memorial. The memorial commemorates 18 servicemen who fell in the First World War and 11 who fell in the Second World War, from the parishes of Burgh and Billockby. The Second World War names were added in 1946.

Reasons for Listing


Burgh St Margaret War Memorial, which is situated in St Margaret’s 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;
* Design: as a simple but well-executed Celtic cross;
* Group Value: with the Grade II* listed Church of St Margaret.

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