NHER 67678 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Cawston

World War One memorial with World War Two additions
Location: Cawston Cemetery, Aylsham Road, Cawston
Type: Wheel-head cross
Description: The memorial is a medieval cross of Clipsham limestone. It is a wheel-head cross rising from a lantern on an octagonal shaft. The shaft sits on a square plinth on top a two-stepped brick and limestone base. The arms of the cross head “end in carved trefoils. The lantern is decorated with carved quatrefoils enclosing rosettes on each side with pinnacles at each corner.” (S2) The principal inscription is on the front face of the plinth with the names inscribed on the other faces of the plinth. The WW2 inscription was added to the front face of the upper stage of the base with three names beneath. The memorial was struck by lightning in 1999 which destroyed the cross head and the top of the shaft. It was repaired in 2000.
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: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF CAWSTON/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919/ I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE
(NAMES)
1939 – 1945
(NAMES)
THIS WAR MEMORIAL/ WAS RE-DEDICATED/ 9TH JUNE 2001/ HAVING BEEN RESTORED/ AFTER LIGHTNING DAMAGE

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), 22 August 2024.

November 2015. 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), 22 August 2024.

2000. Repairs.
The memorial was struck by lightning in July 1999. The cross head and the top of the shaft was destroyed. The memorial was repaired in 2000, funded by the War Memorials Trust and the Parish Council. It was re-dedicated on 9 June 2001. A plaque was added to the flowerbed at the bottom of the monument.
A. Henderson (HES), 22 August 2024.