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    Memorial

    Wormegay Cross

    Wormegay - Cross

    Source: John Bastock

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    Current Location

    Wormegay War Memorial, Castle Road (junction of Saxon Way), Wormegay, Kings Lynn And West Norfolk, Norfolk, PE33 0SU, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TF 66400 11817

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    53431
    Description
    Portland stone Latin cross on an octagonal shaft, with “crown” moulded collar, on a small square plinth with circular-moulded cap, on a three-stepped base. The WW1 inscription on the plinth is in incised black lettering. A rectangular slab, bearing WW2 dedication, sits on the steps of the base. The memorial stands within a square enclosure, bounded by metal corner posts connected by three rows of chains.
    Inscription
    6 o'clock plinth face: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 -1918. // 9 and 3 o'clock plinth faces: (8 NAMES) // 12 o'clock plinth face: THEIR NAME / LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE. // Sloping tablet, resting on 6 o'clock lower step: ALSO / 1939 - 1945 / (1 NAME) / RYL. NORFOLK / REGT.
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    8
    Died
    8
    Information shown
    Rank, forename, initial, surname, military unit
    Order of names
    Names are not listed in alphabetical order (possibly by date of death?)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    1
    Died
    1
    Information shown
    Rank, forename, initial, surname, regiment
    Maintenance History
    28/8/2018: The memorial was Grade II Listed.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    3 June 1920

    Colonel T. J. Seppings unveiled the memorial

    Dedicated

    3 June 1920

    The Rural Dean, Reverend C. W. Prangley, performed the dedication

    Components

    Cross

    Height: c3120mm


    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1457765

    The full height of of the memorial is 14 feet.

    Pillar

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1457765

    Plinth

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1457765

    Tablet

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1457765

    WW2 tablet

    Steps

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1457765

    Fence/ Railing

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1457765

    • Lynn Advertiser - Friday 31 October 1919 (page 2) reported: ' WORMEGAY. WAR MEMORIAL. A committee meeting was convened in the mission room on Monday evening for the purpose of choosing a design for the Wormegay war memorial to be erected on the Cross Hill. Colonel T. J. Seppings presided. and Mr. Oxley Palmer was co-opted as a member of the sub-committee. Owing to the stormy evening only a few members were present, and the choosing of a design was deferred until next meeting'. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002879/19191031/020/0002
    • Lynn Advertiser - Wednesday 16 June 1920 (page 8) reported: 'WORMEGAY. WAR MEMORIAL DEDICATED. The war memorial, which consists of a monument of Portland stone, fourteen feet high surmounted by an ornamental cross, and which has been erected on Cross Hill Green, was dedicated at a united service of all denominations on Thursday, 3rd inst. Previous to the ceremony, the Boy Scouts from Lynn, under Scoutmaster Stinton, lined up at the Mission Room gate, afterwards marching to their place, beside the monument. The service commenced with the National Anthem, after which the Rev. F. J Davison, P.M. circuit minister, read the sentences. Psalm xxIII. and Rev. xx. 1-5. The hymn, "On the resurrection morning," was then sung by the Mission Room choir, accompanied on the organ by Mrs. F. W. Fysh, and followed by prayers by the Vicar (Rev. S. T. Leupolt), and an address by Rev. F. J. Davison. The Rural Dean, Rev. C. W. Prangley, then addressed the assembly, afterwards calling on Col. T. J. Seppings, to unveil the memorial. The Dean then dedicated the memorial, reading out separately the names of the local men who had given their lives for their country. Then followed the hymn, "The supreme sacrifice" by John S. Arkwright, and the Nunc Dimittis, after which the Blessing was pronounced by the Vicar. The service was brought to a close by Bugler Collison, of Terrington, sounding "The Last Post." The war memorial bears the following inscription: "This monument is erected in grateful memory of the men of this parish who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918. Pte. Edward Boughen, Norfolk Regt.; Pte. Robert S. Balls, Norfolk Regt.: Sap. Leonard Howling, R.E.; Rfm. Herbert Drew, London Regt.; Pte. George Billings. Northumberland Fusiliers; Pte. Edward Williamson, Essex Regt.: Pte. George. Barrett, Royal Fusiliers. 'Their name liveth for evermore.'" Floral tributes placed at the base of the memorial by ex Service men of Wormegay, members of the Sewing Class, Mr and Mrs. Oxley Palmer and family, Colonel T. J. and Miss Seppings, and many relatives of the fallen'. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002879/19200616/094/0008
    • Historic England: Details of the Grade II Listing of the memorial on 28/8/2018. 'Reasons for Designation. Wormegay War Memorial, which stands on the village green, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: *as a simple, but well executed Latin cross in Portland stone. 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. Group value: * with the scheduled and Grade II-listed village cross'. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1457765?section=official-list-entry
    • https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/233204/