NHER 63862 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two addition, Horning

World War One Memorial with World War Two Addition
Location: St Benedict's Churchyard, Church Road, Horning.
Type: Wheel-head Cross
Description: The memorial is constructed from stone, in the form of a freestanding Celtic wheel-head cross. It is used to commemorate ten local servicemen from the parish who died in World War One (with one later addition), and latterly a single local casualty from World War Two. The knot-work continues from the cross head to the upper half of the shaft which is described as rising “from a four-sided, tapering plinth with moulded cap surmounting a single-stepped, rock-faced base. The lower half of the shaft, and the plinth, carry the inscriptions in incised lettering, painted black” (S1). The former World War One dedication is on the front/west face of the shaft (Inscription A), continuing to the plinth below along with eleven names (Inscription B). According to (S1), historic photographs show a Latin phrase (Inscription C) was inscribed here but was subsequently altered to include the last name; this was re-inscribed below on the upper surface of the base. The latter World War Two dedication (single name) is on the north face (Inscription D).
Proposed: Date unknown.
Designed by: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown.
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: Date unknown.
Inscription A: TO THE/ GLORY/ OF GOD/ AND IN/ ENDURING/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN/ OF/ HORNING.
Inscription B: WHO FOUGHT BRAVELY AND/ SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914-1919./ ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW PARISHIONERS/ (11 NAMES).
Inscription C: MORS JANUA VITAE.
Inscription D: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN ENDURING REMEMBRANCE/ OF/ (NAME)/ ROYAL NORFOLK REGT/ WHO SACRIFICED HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ WHOSOEVER SHALL LOSE HIS LIFE FOR MY SAKE/ SHALL SAVE IT.
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images.
P. Beers (HES), 28 January 2020. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 10 December 2024.

November 2017. Listed. Grade II.
See Listing Description (S1), Advice Report (S2) and Consultation Report (S3) for details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S4).
P. Beers (HES), 28 January 2020.