Great Melton

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Reference WMO/183571

Address:

Junction of Hall Road and Market Lane

Great Melton

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Roadside
Description: Wheel cross
Materials:
  • Stone Limestone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: Cross set on the junction of Hall Road and Market Lane, dedicated to those who lost their lives in the Great War. DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a cross set on a tapered, chamfered, smooth shaft set on a roughly dressed, stone plinth. The cross has a moulded base and the arms are encircled with a stone roundel. The memorial is approached by four flights of steps, roughly dressed to match the plinth. Carved on the rise of the uppermost steps on each side are the words: ' SONS OF THIS PLACE/LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/THAT YOU WHO LIVE/ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD'. A local newspaper reported the unveiling of the War Memorial at Great Melton which took place in October 1920.The first part of the dedication service was held in the nearby Church of All Saints (Grade II*) and was followed by a procession to the Memorial, a simple cross, singing hymns. The cross was unveiled by Major Evans-Lombe and then dedicated by the rector. Major Hadow C.M.G gave the address, drawing attention to the carved words on the risers of the top steps (see below) and the service concluded with a collection, a blessing and the last post played by a bugler of the Norfolk Regiment. The choir returned to the church singing the 'Nunc Dimitis' and several wreaths were laid at the cross. The names of the 15 fallen men of the parish killed in WWI are not carved on the Memorial. Instead, a decorative plaque in the Church of All Saints bears their names and was dedicated in July 1921 c Historic England listing entry
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SONS OF THIS PLACE / LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID / THAT YOU WHO LIVE / ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD.

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