NHER 64711 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two addition, Raveningham

World War One Memorial with World War Two Addition
Location: Approximately 20m to the south-west of St Andrew's Church, The churchyard, Raveningham Hall, Beccles Road, Raveningham.
Type: Cross Pattee
Description:
The memorial is constructed from Portland stone, in the form of a freestanding cross patée. It is used to commemorate fourteen members of the local community who died in World War One, and latterly a single casualty from World War Two. It is described as “octagonal in section, with a moulded foot. The cross shaft stands on tapering plinth, octagonal on plan. The plinth stands on a three-stepped, octagonal, base” (S1). There are inscriptions in incised lettering (S4). The former World War One dedication (Inscription A) starts to the front face of the plinth, with fourteen associated names on the remaining faces, along with further dedicatory text (Inscription B), and a latter World War Two dedication with the single associated name (Inscription C). Further inscriptions in are contiguous across the faces of the upper step (Inscription D) and middle step (Inscription E) of the base.
Proposed: Unknown.
Designed by: A drawing of the memorial is dated July 1920 designed by A. Pells, FSI, architect and Chartered Surveyor of Beccles. The design was approved 04 August 1920.
Constructed/Sculpted By: H. A. King.
Cost: Unknown.
Unveiled: Erected 1921.
Inscription A: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN / HONOURED/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918.
Inscription B: THIS CROSS/ IS SET UP IN/ GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF THOSE WHO/ PRESERVED OUR/ HOMES IN TIME/ OF DANGER.
Inscription C: AND OF THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945/ (NAME).
Inscription D: THEIR NAME/ LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE.
Inscription E: TO THE ARMS OF/ THY LOVE WE/ COMMIT THEM.
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images, War Memorials Register (S5) and Roll of Honour (S6) for images, names and additional details.
P. Beers (HES), 05 March 2021. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 20 January 2025.

July 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), 05 March 2021.