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Latitude: 52.6285 / 52°37'42"N
Longitude: 0.8916 / 0°53'29"E
OS Eastings: 595801
OS Northings: 307339
OS Grid: TF958073
Mapcode National: GBR SC7.B7P
Mapcode Global: WHLS9.N6S8
Plus Code: 9F42JVHR+9M
Entry Name: Shipdham War Memorial
Listing Date: 16 March 2018
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1453998
ID on this website: 101453998
Location: All Saints Church, Shipdham, Breckland, Norfolk, IP25
County: Norfolk
District: Breckland
Civil Parish: Shipdham
Built-Up Area: Shipdham
Traditional County: Norfolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War.
First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: grey Devonshire granite from Dartmoor.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located in the churchyard of the Grade I listed All Saints Church. It consists of a rough-hewn Celtic wheel head cross on a slightly tapering shaft, resting upon a three-tiered octagonal base that bears the inscriptions. The cross head is decorated with carved strapwork and the Crown of Victory at the centre. The memorial is surrounded by eight low granite posts.
The inscription is in black-painted relief lettering and reads: THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF SHIPDHAM/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ (NAMES)/ TO/ THE FALLEN/ 8TH BOMBER/ COMMAND/ U.S.A.A.F./ 1939-1945/ (NAMES).
Shipdham war memorial was unveiled by the Dean of Norwich on 6 February 1921 and, like many Norfolk war memorials, was situated within the churchyard. It commemorates 29 local servicemen who fell in the First World War and 10 men who fell in the Second World War. It also commemorates the fact that the 8th Bomber Command USAAF were based at Shipdham Airfield. In 2012 the names of two further casualties from the Second World War were added.
The memorial was built at a cost of around £170 by the stonemasons Messrs Harry Hems and Sons whose workshop was based in Exeter. After the death of Harry Hems in 1916, the workshop continued to flourish under his three sons, Greville, Wilfred and Harry, who were best known for their ecclesiastical work. Amongst their most notable work is the conservation of the medieval screen at St Alban’s Cathedral.
Shipdham War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Historic interest:
* it is 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.
Group value:
* it has strong group value with the Grade I listed Church of All Saints.
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