Shelton and Hardwick War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 2018. War memorial.
Shelton and Hardwick War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- young-shingle-plover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- South Norfolk MP: Ben Goldsborough (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Shelton and Hardwick War Memorial, C16m South of St Mary's Church, the Churchyard, Low Road, NR15 2SD
- OS grid reference
- TM 220 910
- Coordinates
- 52.47194, 1.26843
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Shelton and Hardwick War Memorial is a stone memorial cross located in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, which is a Grade I-listed building. It is prominently positioned by the path leading to the church. The memorial features a substantial canopied Calvary. The cross shaft is octagonal in shape and has a deep, moulded foot that stands on a pedestal. The foot of the cross is adorned with a foliage design carved in low relief within a blind arch on the front face. The pedestal is cruciform in plan and stands on a two-stepped octagonal base.
The pedestal displays inscriptions in incised lettering. The main dedication reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ SHELTON AND HARDWICK/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919." The names of those commemorated are listed on two faces of the pedestal, with the phrase "THEIR NAMES LIVETH FOR/ EVERMORE" inscribed on the fourth face.
Local climate
Shelton and Hardwick War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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