NHER 66707 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Ashby St Mary

World War One memorial with World War Two additions
Location: Church of St Mary, Church Road, Ashby St Mary
Type: Cross (Latin)
Description: The memorial is in the form of a Latin cross made of metal. It sits on a square-plan stone pillar, then a plinth, then a two-stepped base. The inscription is written on a metal plaque placed in a recessed panel on the east side of the plinth. A stone tablet was added to the south face of the plinth after WW2.
Proposed: Unknown
Designed By: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: Assumed planned and erected around 1920, when the majority of Norfolk’s war memorials were commissioned. Additional research required.
Inscription: TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ (3 NAMES)/ WHO FELL IN BATTLE 1914-8’
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY OF/ (NAME)/ WHO FELL IN BATTLE 1939/1945
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S4) for images and the War Memorials Register (S5) for images, names and additional details.
A. Henderson (HES), 1 September 2024.

January 2017. Listed. Grade II.
Details as summarized above.
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
See Historic England Advice Report (S2) and Consultation Report (S3) for further details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S4) and War Memorials Register (S5).
A. Henderson (HES), 1 September 2024.