NHER 63927 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two addition, Tasburgh

World War One Memorial with World War Two Addition
Location: Approximately 30m to the north of St Mary's Church, The churchyard, Church Hill, Tasburgh.
Type: Monolith
Description:
The memorial is constructed from granite, in the form of a freestanding, rough-hewn, monolith. It is used to commemorate twelve members of the local community who died in World War One, and latterly a single serviceman who died in World War Two. It is described “with a smooth panel cut into the front face” (S1). To this panel there is an inscription along with the associated names, all in metal lettering.
Proposed: Early 1919 by the Tasburgh Parish Council, and a War Memorial Committee was assigned to the task.
Designed by: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown.
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: 1920 (by Lady Harvey, and dedicated by the Dean of Norwich).
Inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF TASBURGH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ (12 NAMES)/ 1939-1945 (NAME)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.
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 2013 newspaper article (S6).
P. Beers (HES), 18 June 2020. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 16 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), 18 June 2020.