Norton War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1920, by H H Martyn and Company with names added after the Second World War and another in 1947.

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

PLAN: the memorial stands in a prominent location in the car park of the Grade II listed The Dog Inn.

EXTERIOR: it is in the form of an elaborately carved Celtic wheel cross. The front and rear faces of the crosshead and its wheel are decorated with ornately relief-carved interlace designs. The cross-shaft is slender and tapering and its foot is similarly decorated with carved interlace. The cross stands on a trapezoidal plinth and square base, and the whole sits upon a large, two-tiered square base, painted white. The memorial is surrounded by a square of eight white stone bollards connected by chains.

The monument is oriented to face across the road junction and the main inscription is carved into the shaft of the cross in black-painted lettering. It reads: IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ THESE DIED/ FOR/ ENGLAND/ ––/ 1914-1919/.

The ranks, initials, surnames, and regiments of the 23 fallen of the First World War are listed on the front and both sides of the plinth. On the rear of the plinth is the additional inscription: 1939-1945/ (5 NAMES)/ DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE 1947/ (1 NAME).

On the front edge of the base is the inscription: THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE.