NHER 63907 (Structure record) - World War One memorial, with World War Two and Korean War additions, Salthouse

World War One Memorial, with World War Two and Korean War Additions
Location: Churchyard of the Church of St Nicholas, Cross Street, Salthouse.
Type: Latin Cross
Description:
The memorial is constructed from limestone, in the form of a 3m freestanding Latin cross on a collared shaft. It is used to commemorate thirteen local servicemen who died in World War One, two men added who died in World War Two, and latterly a single casualty from the Korean War. It is described as on "a square plinth, atop a pentagonal two-tiered base, the lower tier being deep with cornice and moulded foot” (S1). There was an inscription and names (Original Inscription) on the plinth in incised lettering.
Proposed: Date unknown.
Designed by: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown.
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: Listing presumes erection around 1920.
Original Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF SALTHOUSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ THEIR NAMES LIVETH EVERMORE// (NAMES)// AND TO THOSE WHO DIED/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ KOREAN WAR/ 1952/ (NAME).
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images, the War Memorials Register (S5) for images, names and additional details, and the War Memorials Trust (S6) for details on restoration.
P. Beers (HES), 24 April 2020. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 14 January 2025.

1998. Restoration.
Degradation to the monument from environmental elements, including sea salt in the air, meant that the original inscriptions on the monument became nearly illegible. Following a £200 grant from War Memorials Trust the memorial was restored in 1998 (S6). The plinth was replaced with Clipsham stone and the inscription incised to include the later additions. The 1998 inscription is the inscription still extant on the monument and now reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF SALTHOUSE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ DURING TWO WORLD WARS/ AND IN KOREA/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE// 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)// 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ KOREA 1950 – 53/ (NAME).
The original plaques commemorating the World War Two and Korean dead were retained and placed in St Nicholas' Church (NHER 6238). See Historic England Advice Report (S2) for further details.
P. Beers (HES), 24 April 2020. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 14 January 2025.

June 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), 24 April 2020.