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Taverham War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Taverham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6789 / 52°40'44"N

Longitude: 1.1948 / 1°11'41"E

OS Eastings: 616064

OS Northings: 313811

OS Grid: TG160138

Mapcode National: GBR VFQ.2WM

Mapcode Global: WHLS2.BX6N

Plus Code: 9F43M5HV+HW

Entry Name: Taverham War Memorial

Listing Date: 18 June 2018

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1456088

ID on this website: 101456088

Location: St Edmund's Church, Taverham, Broadland, Norfolk, NR8

County: Norfolk

District: Broadland

Civil Parish: Taverham

Built-Up Area: Taverham

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Tagged with: War memorial

Summary


First World War memorial, erected around 1920, with Second World War additions.

Description


First World War memorial, erected around 1920, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: grey granite

DESCRIPTION: Taverham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Edmund's Church, Taverham Lane, Taverham, Norfolk. It is prominently situated to the left of the church porch on the south side of the building. It comprises a 1.8m tall rough-hewn Latin cross on a plinth with a single-stepped base. There is a dedication on the cross bar of the cross and First World War inscriptions are on the face of the plinth. The Second World War inscriptions are on the granite step forming the base.

The inscription is incised and blacked and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).

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 Taverham as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.

Taverham, like many Norfolk war memorials, was situated within the churchyard. The memorial was presumably erected, around 1920. The memorial commemorates seven local servicemen who fell in the First World War and four men who fell in the Second World War.


Reasons for Listing


Taverham War Memorial, which is situated in St Edmund'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 this local community, and the sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* a simple but well-executed granite cross.

Group value:

* with the Grade I-listed Church of St Edmund.

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