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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Recommended Books
Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)