Sutton War Memorial
St Michael's Churchyard, Church Road, Sutton, Norfolk, NR12 9RE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1464646
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Sutton War Memorial
- Statutory Address:
- St Michael's Churchyard, Church Road, Sutton, Norfolk, NR12 9RE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1464646
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-2019
- List Entry Name:
- Sutton War Memorial
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Michael's Churchyard, Church Road, Sutton, Norfolk, NR12 9RE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- St Michael's Churchyard, Church Road, Sutton, Norfolk, NR12 9RE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- North Norfolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Sutton
- National Grid Reference:
- TG3883123934
Summary
A First World War memorial of around 1920, altered following the Second World War and the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.
Reasons for Designation
Sutton War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* the memorial is a dignified and sombre stone cross, neatly made and well-proportioned.
Historic interest:
* As an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of the local community of the events of the First World War.
Group value:
* with the Grade II* listed Church of St Michael.
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of war 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. This meant that the memorials provided the main focus for the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Sutton, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The war memorial is thought to have been erected in around 1920. It commemorates four local servicemen who fell in the First World War, and was later altered to commemorate losses in the Second World War. A small memorial has been added to commemorate the service of John Phillips in Bosnia.
Details
A First World War memorial of around 1920, altered following the Second World War and the Bosnian conflict of the 1990s.
MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed of granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located in the churchyard of St Michael's Church. It is situated adjacent to the path near the entrance to the church, and consists of a rough-hewn wheel head cross with a downturned sword of sacrifice in relief on the front of a cross. It stands on a round-topped plinth with a two-stepped base. The plinth bears the inscriptions in leaded lettering.
The inscription reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Online reference 201092, accessed 20 May 2019 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/201092/
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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