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Moulton War Memorial Cross

A Grade II Listed Building in Beighton, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6044 / 52°36'15"N

Longitude: 1.5465 / 1°32'47"E

OS Eastings: 640240

OS Northings: 306645

OS Grid: TG402066

Mapcode National: GBR XKM.MTX

Mapcode Global: WHMTR.QSMR

Plus Code: 9F43JG3W+QJ

Entry Name: Moulton War Memorial Cross

Listing Date: 22 August 2018

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1457168

ID on this website: 101457168

Location: St Mary's Church, Broadland, Norfolk, NR13

County: Norfolk

District: Broadland

Civil Parish: Beighton

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Tagged with: War memorial

Summary


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

Description


The war memorial stands outside the Church of St Mary, Moulton (Grade I-listed), just inside the gate at the south-west corner of the churchyard. It comprises a stone wheel-head cross with interlace decoration carved in low relief to the cross-head, standing on a two-stage plinth, square on plan, with a moulded base. The plinth’s upper stage has a moulded panel to the front. The base stands on a two-stepped octagonal base. The plinth bears the inscriptions in incised lettering.

The principal dedicatory inscription, beginning on the upper stage of the plinth and continuing on the lower stage, reads TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF/ THE MEN OF MOULTON ST MARY/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (NAMES)/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". The later Second World War dedication reads ALSO IN MEMORY OF/ (2 NAMES)/ WHO FELL IN THE 1939 – 1945 WAR.

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 Moulton as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by six members of the local community who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War, the names of two men who died in that conflict were added to the memorial.

Reasons for Listing


Moulton War Memorial Cross, which stands in the 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.

Architectural interest:

* a wheel-head cross memorial decorated with carved interlace patterns, in the Celtic style.

Group value:

* with the Church of St Mary, Moulton (Grade I-listed).

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