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Latitude: 52.9005 / 52°54'1"N
Longitude: 1.221 / 1°13'15"E
OS Eastings: 616730
OS Northings: 338529
OS Grid: TG167385
Mapcode National: GBR VC1.3J7
Mapcode Global: WHLR3.QCM8
Plus Code: 9F43W62C+59
Entry Name: Gresham War Memorial
Listing Date: 27 June 2017
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1446889
ID on this website: 101446889
Location: Gresham, North Norfolk, NR11
County: Norfolk
District: North Norfolk
Civil Parish: Gresham
Traditional County: Norfolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial, with Second World War additions. Stone obelisk on a two-stepped square base, surrounded by concrete kerb.
Gresham war memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade II*-listed), standing beside the churchyard wall and overlooking the entrance. It comprises a stone obelisk, square on plan, standing on a two-stepped stone base, and surrounded by a concrete kerb in-filled with gravel.
The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the obelisk reads: TO/ THE/ GLORIOUS/ MEMORY/ OF THE/ GRESHAM/ MEN/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (12 NAMES).
An inscription to the front face of the uppermost step reads: THEY FOUGHT IN A NOBLE CAUSE/ THEY DIED THAT ENGLAND MIGHT LIVE. The Second World War inscription reads@ 1939-1945/ (6 NAMES).
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 September 2017.
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 Gresham 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 commemorates 12 local servicemen who died in the First World War. Following the Second World War, the names of six men who died in that conflict were added.
Gresham War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, 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 sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Architectural interest: a simple yet poignant memorial obelisk in the Classical style;
* Group value: with the Grade II*-listed Church of All Saints.
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