Summary

First World War memorial, erected c1920.

Description

First World War memorial, erected c1920.

MATERIALS: rock-faced granite.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial stands in a hedged enclosure on the north side of High Street. It comprises a single-step base, a roughly trapezoidal plinth and a tall shaft which tapers in rectangular section to a Celtic wheel-head cross bearing the relief carving of a Sword of Sacrifice. The south face of the plinth bears the dedicatory inscription in leaded letters and reads: 'TO THE / GLORY OF GOD / AND A MEMORIAL OF THE PART / TAKEN BY / KETTERINGHAM / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919'.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 5 June 2017.

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 erected in the Norfolk village of Ketteringham, 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 memorial, dating to c1920, was erected on land donated by Sir Maurice Boileau of Ketteringham Hall. It bears no names, but a memorial plaque in the Church of Peter (listed Grade II*) records the seven local men who died.

Reasons for Listing

Kettering War Memorial, erected c1920, 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 sacrifices it made in the First World War;

* Design interest: as an accomplished and well-realised memorial which takes the form of a Celtic wheel-head cross.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q66478634

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