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
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War Memorial.
MATERIALS: Portland stone, iron railings.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located in a woodland clearing off the Watton Road. It consists of a square stone pillar with a moulded pyramidal cap embellished with floral relief carvings around the cornice and cable decoration around the topmost section of the pillar. It is surmounted on a three-tiered moulded foot which rests on a single-step base. The memorial is enclosed within gated iron railings with arrow-head finials.
The inscription is incised and reads: ERECTED/ IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE GALLANT SONS/ OF TOTTINGTON/ WHO FOUGHT FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR1914 – 1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ THESE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ (NAMES)// IN HONOUR OF THE RETURNED/ (NAMES).
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