NHER 66704 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Hales and Heckingham

World War One memorial with World War Two additions
Location: Yarmouth Road, Hales
Type: Wheel-head Cross (Celtic)
Description: The memorial is in the form of a Celtic wheel-head cross made of granite with the IHS Christogram raised on the cross head. The rectangular shaft tapers down to a plinth that is partly polished, partly roughly-hewn. The west face of the plinth holds the dedicatory inscription and the Heckingham names. The east face of the plinth holds the names of the Hales fallen. A shallow base was added to the monument in 2002 after a traffic accident. The base holds the additional names of WW2 servicemen.
Proposed: 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: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN/ UNDYING REMEMBRANCE OF THESE MEN / OF HALES AND HECKINGHAM / WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/ HECKINGHAM / [NAMES].
HALES / [NAMES] / " PASS FRIEND. ALL'S WELL"
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.
A. Henderson (HES), 1 September 2024.

1999. Damage and Restoration.
A traffic accident in 1999 damaged the memorial. It was repaired and re-dedicated in 2002 in its original location. The repairs included an additional base to the monument bearing the names of Second World War servicemen. A grant from the War Memorials Trust funded the addition of the new names.
See Historic England Advice Report (S2) for further details.
A. Henderson (HES), 1 September 2024.

January 2017. Listed. Grade II.
Details as summarized above.
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
See Historic England Advice Report (S2) and Consultation Report (S3) for further details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S4) and War Memorials Register (S5).
A. Henderson (HES), 1 September 2024.