Coggeshall War Memorial

MATERIALS: granite stone setting, bronze sculpture, iron railings.

DESCRIPTION: the tall war memorial stands on the southern side of Coggeshall Memorial Recreation Ground. It comprises a bronze sculpture of Victory standing on an orb, holding aloft a wreath and trumpet. The sculpture stands on a square, rough-hewn, Cornish granite column, supported by a tapering plinth. The plinth stands on a two-stage square base. All inscriptions are attached in raised lead lettering.

The names of 79 servicemen who died during the First World War are inscribed on the front face of the plinth. The dedicatory inscription on the front face of the upper stage of the base reads THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED, AND THE GROUND/ PURCHASED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION, AS A/ THANK-OFFERING FOR VICTORY, AND IN EVER LOVING/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GREAT AND LITTLE COGGESHALL,/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR, 1914 – 1918. The rear of the plinth bears the Second World War inscription: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ GREAT AND LITTLE COGGESHALL/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945. (20 NAMES).

The base of the memorial is surrounded by an iron rail suspended from low, pyramidal, granite pylons at each corner. A narrow rectangular stone trough marked by square, flat-topped, stone bollards has been added to the front of the base. The whole memorial is enclosed by plain iron railings.

This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 12 January 2017.