Alburgh War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Alburgh War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- south-flint-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Alburgh War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, All Saints' Church, Church Road, IP20 0DA
- OS grid reference
- TM 270 872
- Coordinates
- 52.43628, 1.33914
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Alburgh War Memorial is a substantial sandstone structure located on the west side of the porch of the Church of All Saints, which is a Grade I-listed building. The memorial features a plain Latin cross set on a square, three-stepped base. It is situated in a small, square, gravelled area that is marked by four low sandstone bollards. These bollards support a simple chain that encloses the memorial.
The main inscription, carved into the west face of the cross arms, reads "SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF THE BRAVE ALBURGH MEN WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918." The names of those who died in the First World War are listed on the west faces of the steps of the base.
Additionally, an inscription on the south face of the middle step of the base states "IN SACRED MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945." Below this, another inscription reads "AT THE COMING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM." The names of those who fell in the Second World War are listed on the top step. All inscriptions are incised and painted in black enamel.
Local climate
Alburgh War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% 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 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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