Listed Building: Norwell War Memorial (DNT6104)

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Grade II
Authority
Date assigned 08 April 2019
Date last amended

Description

War memorial raised at the Church of St Laurence in Norwell to the 11 members of the local commu-nity of Norwell who lost their lives in the First World War. The memorial was funded by public sub-scription. Crafted by G Brown and Son of Newark at a cost of £150, the memorial was dedicated on 17 September 1921. Following the Second World War the names of three members of the local community who lost their lives were added to the war memorial, and later the name of one man who died in Malaya in 1952 during the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960). Constructed of rough-hewn granite and takes the form of a Celtic cross on a tapered plinth and single step. The front (north) elevation of the shaft and plinth bears the following painted inscription: 1914 – 1919 / ERECTED / BY PUBLIC / SUBSCRIPTION / IN MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO COUNTED NOT THEIR LIVES DEAR / UNTO THEMSELVES, BUT DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE / IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, TRUTH AND PEACE. The rear (south) side is inscribed: IN HON-OURED MEMORY OF / (NAMES) / WHO FELL IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR / 1939 – 1945 / O VALIANT HEARTS WHO TO YOUR / GLORY CAME / (NAME) / 1952 / MALAYA.

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Sources (1)

  • Unpublished document: Historic England. 2019. Norwell War Memorial Listing Advice Report.

Map

Location

Grid reference SK 77532 61767 (point)
Map sheet SK76SE
District Newark
Civil Parish Norwell, Newark

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Record last edited

Jun 6 2019 10:45AM

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