Hevingham War Memorial

Hevingham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the parish church of St Mary the Virgin and St Botolph (Grade I-listed). It is prominently situated near to the entrance to the churchyard. The memorial comprises a small wheel-head cross with trefoil ends and inset tracery, rising from a moulded collar at the top of a tapering cross shaft. The shaft, square in section, is formed of four engaged columns, with small floral motifs at intervals. The shaft surmounts a moulded pedestal with lyre profile, standing on a circular step with two hexagonal steps below.

The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal is incised and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND/ LOVING MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO/ LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR. The First World War names are listed on faces of the pedestal, with to the last face 1939 – 1945/ (3 NAMES). Around the circular step an inscription reads GOD IS NOT UNRIGHTEOUS TO FORGET YOUR WORK AND LABOUR OF LOVE HEB. VI. 10. The dates 1914 and 1919 are carved into the front facing sides of the upper hexagonal step.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 16 March 2017.