Tottington War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 2018. Monument.
Tottington War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- empty-footing-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 2018
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Tottington War Memorial, Wood Tree Corner, Watton Road, Junction of Sparrow Hill, Thompson, IP24 1PN
- OS grid reference
- TL 915 975
- Coordinates
- 52.54196, 0.82263
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Tottington War Memorial is a First World War memorial located in a woodland clearing off Watton Road. It is made of Portland stone and features iron railings. The memorial consists of a square stone pillar topped with a moulded pyramidal cap, which has floral relief carvings around the cornice and cable decoration at the top. This pillar stands on a three-tiered moulded foot that rests on a single-step base. The memorial is enclosed by gated iron railings with arrow-head finials.
The inscription on the memorial is incised and reads: "ERECTED/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE GALLANT SONS/ OF TOTTINGTON/ WHO FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ THESE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ (NAMES)// IN HONOUR OF THE RETURNED/ (NAMES)."
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