NHER 64752 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Blo' Norton

World War One Memorial with World War Two Additions
Location: Junction of Church Lane and The Street, St Mary's Road, Blo’ Norton.
Description:
The memorial is constructed from Doulting stone, in the form of a freestanding Latin cross. It is used to commemorate twenty-seven men who served in World War One, two of which died. Latterly it also commemorates a further twenty-seven men who served in World War Two, three of which died. It is described “with flower and foliate relief-carved detailing at the end of each cross-arm” and “a slender, hexagonal shaft that rises from a hexagonal pedestal with moulded foot and a sloped cap; the cap is gabled at three sides”. Each face of the pedestal has a painted heraldic shield in carved relief. The six shields to the faces are the Royal Arms of King George V to the north-west, East Anglia to the west, Diocese of Norwich to the south-west, County of Norfolk to the south-east, Duke of Norfolk to the east, and St Andrew to the north-east. The pedestal is further described topping “a hexagonal plinth upon a single step hexagonal base. The whole is raised up on a platform of regular-coursed, rough-dressed flint with narrow, red brick quoins supported by a wide hexagonal foundation, also of brick” (S1). There are inscriptions to the plinth in incised lettering, painted black. The former World War One dedication is to the upper half of the plinth, starting to the north-west face (Inscription A) and continuing along with two associated names to the west face (Inscription B), and onto the south-west face (Inscription C), south-east face (Inscription D), east face (Inscription E), and north-east face (Inscription F). The latter World War Two dedication is to the lower half of the plinth starting to the north-west face (Inscription G) with three associated names on the west face and continuing onto the south-west face (Inscription H), and south-east face (Inscription I).
Proposed: Date unknown.
Constructed/Sculpted By: Designed by architect A.R. Powys, sculpted by L.A. Turner of London, and erected by mason R.F. Perfitt of Diss.
Unveiled: 07 November 1920 (by Major Prince Frederick Duleep Singh and dedicated by the Reverend C.L. Norris).
Inscription A: TO COMMEMORATE THE/ PEACE 1919 AND IN EVER/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF.
Inscription B: (2 NAMES)/ WHO ALONE OF.
Inscription C: THE TWENTY SEVEN MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE SERVING/ IN THE GREAT WAR.
Inscription D: MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE AND ENSURED/ THE FINAL VICTORY.
Inscription E: THIS CROSS THE EMBLEM/ OF THEIR FAITH AND/ OURS WAS ERECTED BY.
Inscription F: THE INHABITANTS OF/ BLO NORTON.
Inscription G: ALSO OF.
Inscription H: WHO OF THE TWENTY SEVEN/ MEN AND WOMEN SERVING IN/ THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945.
Inscription I: MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE.
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, directory (S6) and Mapping Sculpture (S7) for biography’s, and 1920 newspaper article (S8).
P. Beers (HES), 03 December 2021.

January 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), 02 December 2021.