NHER 63884 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Ludham

World War One Memorial with World War Two Additions
Location: Approximately 85m north-east of St Catherine's Church, The churchyard, Norwich Road, Ludham.
Type: Wheel-head Cross
Description:
The memorial is constructed from red granite, in the form of a freestanding, polished, wheel-head cross. It is used to commemorate eleven members of the local community who died in World War One, and latterly four men who died in World War Two. It is described as “riding from a tapering plinth that stands on a single-stepped red granite base. The whole is supported by a three-stepped concrete base” (S1). There are inscriptions on the plinth. The former World War One dedication is to the front, with eleven associated names (Inscription A). The latter World War Two dedication is to one side, along with four associated names (Inscription B). The memorial was relocated into the churchyard following a road widening scheme.
Proposed: 27 March 1919.
Designed by: F. J. Perfitt
Constructed/Sculpted By: F. J. Perfitt
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: 25 January 1920 by W. Wright.
Inscription A: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN PROUD AND TENDER MEMORY OF/ (11 NAMES)/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ 1914 – 1918.
Inscription B: 1939 – 1945/ (4 NAMES).
Information from Listing Description (S1).
See War Memorials On-line (S3) for images, the War Memorials Register (S4) and community website (S5) for images, names and additional details, and 1919 newspaper article (S6).
P. Beers (HES), 23 February 2021. Amended A. Henderson (HES), 6 January 2025.

April 2018. Listed. Grade II.
See Listing Description (S1) and Consultation Report (S2) for details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S3) and War Memorials Register (S4).
P. Beers (HES), 23 February 2021.