NHER 63873 (Structure record) - World War One memorial, Honing

World War One Memorial with Additions
Location: St Peter and St Paul's Churchyard, Honing Long Lane, Honing
Type: Wheel-head Cross
Description:
The memorial is constructed from Clipsham sandstone, in the form of a small freestanding wheel-head cross fleurée. It is used to commemorate eleven members of the local community who lost their lives during World War One, and a further two who had died from their wounds after. The memorial has been described as having a moulded collar with floral carvings crowning “a slender, fluted shaft, which terminates in a square base with inverted chamfered stops to the corners. The shaft rises from a four-sided plinth with a moulded foot, surmounting a three-stepped octagonal base. The whole stands on an octagonal concrete platform” (S1). There is an inscription on the east face of the plinth, with names listed on the remaining faces (by regiment/military service), all in carved relief.
Proposed: Discussions began in July 1918, with a scheme agreed in March 1919.
Designed by: John Gaymer
Constructed/Sculpted By: Messrs Cornish and Gaymer of North Walsham
Cost: Just under £190
Unveiled: 03 October 1919 dedicated by the Bishop of Norwich
Inscription: TO THE PRAISE OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM HONING WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ 1914 – 1919.
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images, the War Memorials Register (S5) and village website (S6) for images, names and additional details, and the War Memorials Trust (S7) for details on restoration.
P. Beers (HES), 20 February 2020. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 13 December 2024.

2012. Restoration.
Following a grant from the War Memorials Trust, the memorial was restored.
See Historic England Advice Report (S2) and War Memorials Trust (S7) for further details.
A. Henderson (HES), 13 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) and War Memorials Register (S5).
P. Beers (HES), 20 February 2020.