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    Memorial

    Norton - Roll of Honour

    Norton - Roll of Honour.

    Source: Copyright Rob Palmer.

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    Current Location

    Village Hall, Daventry Road, Norton, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 2ND, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 60190 63718

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    Type of Memorial
    Roll of honour or book of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    83370
    Description
    Wall mounted, landscape orientated large oak board incorporating inscriptions, names of the Fallen and those who served. All text, hand painted using gold, red, blue, green and black colours.
    Inscription
    NORTON ROLL OF HONOUR / IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO SERVED IN THE / GREAT WAR A.D. MCMXIV - MCMXVIII / left flank: [ SERVED OVERSEAS / 1914 (17 NAMES) / 1915 (6 NAMES) ] centre: FALLEN / (16 NAMES) right flank: [ SERVED OVERSEAS / (2 NAMES 1915) / (12 NAMES) 1916 / (8 NAMES) 1917 / (1 NAME) 1918 ] / Lower centre: SERVED IN ENGLAND / lower left flank: [ 1914 (1 NAME) / 1915 (3 NAMES) ] centre base: [ 1916 (1 NAME) / 1917 (1 NAME) ] lower right flank: [ 1918 / (5 NAMES) ]
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    73
    Served
    57
    Died
    16
    Information shown
    Rank, forename initials, surname, decorations, died, served, year served
    Order of names
    Year
    Sponsor Type
    corporate
    Sponsored By
    BBC "Repair Shop" (TV programme).
    Maintenance History
    2014 : Memorial was found stored within the Church in a faded condition. Boards forming the memorial had become cracked. 2018 : Memorial refurbishment formed part of the BBC Repair Shop programme.

    Ceremonies

    Rededicated

    11 November 2018

    Rev'd. Francis Rodriguez Veglio; Mrs. Kim Russell; Parishioners;

    Previous Location(s)

    All Saints' Church, Daventry Road, Norton, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 2ND, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 60300 63700

    Denomination

    Church of England

    Year of move

    2014

    Reason for move

    Memorial found in the Church in a poor state of repair and was removed for safekeeping in a drier location.

    Components

    Roll of honour

    Height: 814 mm

    Width: 970 mm

    Depth: 51 mm


    Made from: Wood - Oak


    Condition: Good


    • BBC The Repair Shop. Episode 11 The Repair Shop Series 4 Quote " Dominic Chinea takes on a repair of huge significance to the residents of the village of Norton in Northamptonshire: a faded and misshapen wooden memorial board that records the names of all the men of the village who served in the First World War. Sadly, the names have eroded over time and many are no longer legible. With the centenary of the 1918 armistice looming, the villagers would dearly love to see the names of the fallen restored, so that they can be honoured for years to come. Dom is apprehensive about taking on such an important and time-sensitive repair, but relishes the opportunity to get out his gold leaf kit and bring the faded names back to life". Note- the programme was rebroadcast on 13 August 2019, on BBC2