War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 2008. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-storey-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 2008
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Church Road, Colkirk
- OS grid reference
- TF 919 264
- Coordinates
- 52.80166, 0.84545
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The war memorial in Colkirk commemorates those who fell in World War I, with one name added for World War II. The date of its erection is not known. Made of stone, the memorial features an obelisk on a square plinth, which stands on a four-stepped base. The front face of the obelisk has a wreath carved in bas relief and an inscription that reads "TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919." Below this, a scroll suspended from the plinth's cornice bears the names of the deceased. At the base of the memorial, there is a flower holder inscribed with the words "LEST WE FORGET." This memorial holds significant historical and cultural importance, both locally and nationally, and is designed in a simple classical style, situated in a prominent open area. It has group value with the nearby Grade II* listed St Mary's Church.
Local climate
War Memorial receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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