Memorial
Tacolneston
Current Location
All Saint's Churchyard, Norwich Road, Tacolneston, South Norfolk, Norfolk, NR16 1EF, England
OS Grid Reference
TM 14932 95498
Denomination
Church of England
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Cross
- WMR Reference Number
- 109880
- Description
- Stone Latin cross with downturned bronze sword of sacrifice on the face, on an octagonal shaft with moulded foot, on an octagonal plinth and three-stepped octagonal base. It is in the style of Sir Reginald Blomfield’s Cross of Sacrifice. Inscriptions are incised on the front three faces of the plinth with blackened lettering.
- Inscription
- TO THE GLORY OF GOD THE GIVER OF ALL VICTORY AND IN GRATEFUL/ REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN OF TACOLNESTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ (NAMES)/ ALSO IN PROUD AND GLORIOUS MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR/ LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Number Commemorated
- 9
- Died
- 9
- Information shown
- Forenames, Surname
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Number Commemorated
- 5
- Died
- 5
- Information shown
- Forenames, Surname
- Maker(s)
Ceremonies
Components
- Cross
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1470006
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as a well-executed stone cross, in the style of Sir Reginald Blomfield’s Cross of Sacrifice. Group value: * with the Grade I listed Church of All Saints, the Grade II* listed Old Hall, the Garden Boundary Wall to its north, Old Hall Farmhouse and its adjacent Barn, as well as the Rectory behind the church, all listed at Grade II.
- "Tacolneston War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1470006. Accessed 4 August 2024.