Memorial

North Runcton - Cross

Source: John Bastock

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Current Location

Cross located in extension Churchyard to the north-west of Church., All Saints Church, The Green, North Runcton, Kings Lynn And West Norfolk, Norfolk, PE33 0RB, England

OS Grid Reference

TF 64611 15915

Denomination

Church of England

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 53420
Description: Four-stepped, eight-sided base followed by a single-stepped square base surmounted by an octagonal sectioned plinth and octagonal sectioned shaft with integrated cross. A small sloping-fronted tablet is mounted between the 4th. and 5th. steps, commemorating those who fell during the Second World War. All incised inscriptions and names infilled with black paint.
Inscription: Front plinth face 1 : IN GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / THIS PARISH / WHO LAID / DOWN THEIR / LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918. // Faces 2 and 3 : (names) // Face 4 : LEST WE FORGET // Face 5 : "GREATER LOVE / HATH NO MAN / THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN / LAY DOWN HIS / LIFE FOR HIS / FRIENDS". // Face 6 : TO OUR / GLORIOUS / DEAD. // Faces 7 and 8 ; (names) // Step tablet : 1939 - 1945 / (names)

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 15
Died: 15
Information shown: Rank, forename initials, surname, regiment
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 3
Died: 3
Information shown: Forename initials, surname, regiment
Order of names: Listed alphabetically by surname

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Tablet

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good