Cranworth, Letton and Southburgh War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2017. War memorial.
Cranworth, Letton and Southburgh War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- vast-plaster-briar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cranworth, Letton and Southburgh War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church on Shipdham Road in Cranworth. It stands prominently just inside the churchyard entrance gate, next to the path leading to the church. The memorial features a stone sculpture of a winged angel in draped robes, pointing upwards with her right hand, positioned atop a four-sided pillar that has inset marble inscription panels. Below this is a three-stepped base.
The inscription is made with leaded lettering and reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF CRANWORTH, LETTON & SOUTHBURGH WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 (NAMES) GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. ALSO IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 (NAMES) THE MEN WERE VERY GOOD UNTO US AND WE WERE NOT HURT, THEY WERE A WALL UNTO US BOTH BY NIGHT AND BY DAY I.SAM: 25.15.16."
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