Summary

First World War memorial, 1919, with later additions for the Second World War.

Description

The substantial sandstone memorial stands at the west side of the porch of the Church of All Saints (Grade I-listed). It consists of a plain Latin cross set on a square, three-stepped, base. The memorial stands in a small, square, gravelled area marked by four low sandstone bollards. The bollards carry a simple chain enclosing the memorial.

The principal inscription carved into the west face of the cross arms reads SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE BRAVE ALBURGH MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The names of those who fell in the First World War are listed on the west faces of the steps of the base.

In addition, an inscription on the south face of the middle step of the base reads IN SACRED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945. A further inscription below reads AT THE COMING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. The names of those who fell in the Second World War are listed on the top step. The inscriptions are incised and painted in black enamel.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 23 January 2017.

History

Alburgh War Memorial was executed in 1919 by Perfitt’s of Diss, made from sandstone quarried from Robin Hood Bay in Scarborough. It commemorates the 19 local servicemen who died fighting during the First World War. Three plaques inside the church detail the dates and places of death.

An inscription was added to the memorial in 1947 in memory of those who fell in the Second World War, funded by public subscription. Conservation and repair work was carried out in 2010, funded by War Memorials Trust. This included repairs to areas of de-laminated stone and the replacement of some original stone with new material.

Reasons for Listing

Alburgh War Memorial, situated in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic Interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group Value: with the Grade I-listed Church of All Saints.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26677517

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Recommended Books

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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)