Overstrand War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 2018. War memorial.
Overstrand War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twisted-rubblework-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk MP: Steff Aquarone (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 June 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Overstrand War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Martin, Cromer Road, NR27 0NT
- OS grid reference
- TG 240 407
- Coordinates
- 52.91743, 1.33111
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Overstrand War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920, with additions for the Second World War. It is made of Clipsham stone and is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Martin on Cromer Road in Overstrand, Norfolk. The memorial stands prominently on the south side of the churchyard, near one of the entrances.
It features a 5-meter tall wheel-head cross that is pierced and cusped, set atop a slender octagonal shaft with a moulded collar and foot. This shaft is mounted on a pentagonal plinth and a three-stepped base. The inscription, carved in relief, reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND TO KEEP IN REMEMBRANCE THE MEN OF OVERSTRAND WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919. GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. (NAMES) 1939 – 1945. (NAMES)."
Local climate
Overstrand War Memorial receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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