War Memorial Adjacent to Church of St Mark is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 July 2005. War memorial.
War Memorial Adjacent to Church of St Mark
- WRENN ID
- scarred-pediment-nightshade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 July 2005
- Type
- War memorial
- OS grid reference
- TL 599 975
- Coordinates
- 52.55253, 0.35774
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial, located adjacent to the Church of St Mark in Hilgay, was constructed around 1920. It is made of carved granite, with some surfaces left rough-hewn. The memorial features a rough-hewn base that stands on a square pedestal, topped by a tall cross with linked arms. A sword is carved in relief on the face of the cross shaft. The memorial includes an inscription honoring those who fell in the First World War, with their names listed below. The square base also bears the names of those who fell in the Second World War. Additionally, on the north side, there is a unique panel inscribed with the names of a villager who died in the Korean War in 1952 and another who lost their life in the Malaysian conflict. This finely detailed War Memorial is an important feature in the rural landscape, complementing the adjacent Church of St Mark.
Local climate
War Memorial Adjacent to Church of St Mark sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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