NHER 63894 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby

World War One Memorial with World War Two Additions
Location: 2, Station Road, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth.
Type: Wheel-head Cross
Description:
The memorial is constructed from grey granite, in the form of a freestanding, dressed, wheel-head cross. It is used to commemorate thirty-five local servicemen who died in World War One, and latterly seventeen men who died in World War Two. It is sited on a pedestal and is described as having “a moulded cap and two-stage foot,” “chamfered corners, and stands on an octagonal base” (S1). An inscription and the names are applied in metal lettering on the pedestal. This is a single dedicatory inscription to the front face, with thirty-five names associated with World War One on the remaining faces. The seventeen World War Two “casualty names are recorded on the chamfered faces of the upper stage of the pedestal foot” (S1).
Proposed: Date unknown.
Designed by: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown.
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: Date unknown.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ THOSE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS/ OF/ ORMESBY ST MARGARET/ ORMESBY ST MICHAEL/ SCRATBY AND CALIFORNIA/ WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ AND/ 1939 – 1945.
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images and the War Memorials Register (S5) for images, names and additional details.
P. Beers (HES), 27 March 2020. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 7 January 2025.

May 2018. 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), 27 March 2020.