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Wramplingham War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Wramplingham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6138 / 52°36'49"N

Longitude: 1.1185 / 1°7'6"E

OS Eastings: 611223

OS Northings: 306344

OS Grid: TG112063

Mapcode National: GBR TF2.1M9

Mapcode Global: WHLSF.4KWK

Plus Code: 9F43J479+GC

Entry Name: Wramplingham War Memorial

Listing Date: 1 November 2019

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1465011

ID on this website: 101465011

Location: Wramplingham, South Norfolk, NR18

County: Norfolk

District: South Norfolk

Civil Parish: Wramplingham

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Tagged with: War memorial

Summary


First World War Memorial, erected around 1920, with a Second World War addition.

Description


First World War memorial, erected around 1920, with a Second World War addition.

MATERIALS: stone.

DESCRIPTION: Wramplingham War Memorial is located in a prominent roadside position at the junction between Wymondham Road and The Street.

The memorial comprises a Latin cross on a tall shaft which tapers in square section from an hexagonal plinth atop a single-stepped hexagonal base.

The north-east face of the plinth is inscribed 1914 - 1918 with the names of the fallen inscribed below and on the other faces of the plinth.

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: therefore the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Wramplingham in Norfolk as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the seven men of the parish who lost their lives in the conflict. No records of the unveiling of the memorial have been found, though it is presumed to have been erected around 1920, as most memorials were.

Following the Second World War the name of a single parishioner who died during that conflict was added to the memorial.

Reasons for Listing


Wramplingham War Memorial, erected around 1920, and dedicated to the fallen of the First and Second World Wars, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:

Historic interest:

* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20.

Architectural interest:

* as an accomplished and well-realised war memorial which takes the form of a simple Latin cross.

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