NHER 63912 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two addition, Shouldham

World War One Memorial with World War Two Addition
Location: Churchyard of All Saints' Church, Norwich Road, Shouldham.
Type: Cross
Description:
The memorial is constructed from Portland stone, in the form of a freestanding, budded cross head with shield at centre. It is used to commemorate twenty-seven servicemen who died in World War One, and latterly a single man who died in World War Two. It is described as “atop a tall, slender, octagonal shaft with gable-moulded collar and moulded foot, which stands on a square plinth and two-tiered octagonal stepped base” (S1). There are inscriptions. The World War One dedication and twenty-seven associated names (Inscription A) is to the plinth. The latter World War Two dates and the single associated name (Inscription B) is to the uppermost step of the base (S4).
Proposed: Date unknown.
Designed by: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown.
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: Assumed planned and erected around 1920, when the majority of Norfolk’s war memorials were commissioned. Additional research required.
Inscription A: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918// (NAMES)
Inscription B: 1939 – 1945/ (NAME).
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images and Conservation Area Character Statement (S5).
P. Beers (HES), 02 June 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).
P. Beers (HES), 02 June 2020.