History in Structure

War memorial cross at Ormesby St Margaret

A Grade II Listed Building in Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk

We don't have any photos of this building yet. Why don't you be the first to send us one?

Upload Photo »

Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6729 / 52°40'22"N

Longitude: 1.6904 / 1°41'25"E

OS Eastings: 649592

OS Northings: 314748

OS Grid: TG495147

Mapcode National: GBR YPR.G5M

Mapcode Global: WHNVR.Y24Q

Plus Code: 9F43MMFR+55

Entry Name: War memorial cross at Ormesby St Margaret

Listing Date: 18 May 2018

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1455453

ID on this website: 101455453

Location: Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29

County: Norfolk

District: Great Yarmouth

Civil Parish: Ormesby St. Margaret with Scratby

Built-Up Area: Ormesby St Margaret

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Tagged with: War memorial

Summary


First World War granite memorial cross, with later additions for the Second World War.

Description


The war memorial stands in a triangular gravelled area to the eastern end of the green in the junction of Cromer Road, North Road, and Station Street. It comprises a dressed grey granite wheel-head cross standing on a pedestal. The pedestal has a moulded cap and two-stage foot, and chamfered corners, and stands on an octagonal base.

The pedestal bears the inscriptions in applied metal lettering. The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS/ OF/ ORMESBY ST MARGARET/ ORMESBY ST MICHAEL/ SCRATBY AND CALIFORNIA/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ AND/ 1939 – 1945. The commemorated First World War names are listed on the other faces, whilst the Second World War casualty names are recorded on the chamfered faces of the upper stage of the pedestal foot.

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 Ormesby St Margaret as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community, including the neighbouring villages, who lost their lives in the First World War. It commemorates 35 local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War the names of 17 men who died in that conflict were added.

Reasons for Listing


The war memorial cross at Ormesby St Margaret 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 simple yet poignant granite wheel-head cross.

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.