Bintree War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 2017. War memorial.
Bintree War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- buried-cupola-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: rough-hewn grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: Bintree War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Swithin’s Church, Church Road, Bintree, Norfolk. It is prominently situated by the churchyard at a corner of the tower. It comprises a wheel-head cross with Sword of Sacrifice in carved relief on the shaft, on a tapering plinth with single-stepped square base. The plinth has recessed smooth faces bearing the inscriptions in leaded lettering.
The inscription is in leaded lettering and reads: PARISH OF BINTREE/ IN MEMORIAM/ 1914 – 1918/ SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID/ THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD./ THESE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU WHO LIVE MAY REAP/ A RICHER HARVEST ERE YE FALL ASLEEP (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAME).
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 20 February 2017.
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