Norton War Memorial

The Norton War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920 by H H Martyn and Company. Names were added after the Second World War and again in 1947. It is made of Portland stone and is prominently located in the car park of the Grade II listed The Dog Inn.

The memorial features an elaborately carved Celtic wheel cross. Both the front and rear faces of the crosshead and its wheel are adorned with intricate relief-carved interlace designs. The cross-shaft is slender and tapering, with the foot also decorated with carved interlace. It stands on a trapezoidal plinth and square base, which is set upon a large, two-tiered square base that is painted white. Surrounding the memorial are eight white stone bollards connected by chains.

The monument faces the road junction, with the main inscription carved into the shaft of the cross in black-painted lettering, which reads: IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ THESE DIED/ FOR/ ENGLAND/ ––/ 1914-1919/. The names, ranks, initials, surnames, and regiments of the 23 soldiers who fell in the First World War are listed on the front and both sides of the plinth. On the rear of the plinth, there is an additional inscription: 1939-1945/ (5 NAMES)/ DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE 1947/ (1 NAME). The front edge of the base features the inscription: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.