Sporle War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 2018. War memorial.

Sporle War Memorial

WRENN ID
haunted-rafter-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Country
England
Date first listed
7 June 2018
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, 1921.

MATERIALS: grey granite

DESCRIPTION: Sporle War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, The Street, Sporle, Norfolk. It is prominently situated at the entrance to the churchyard. It comprises a rough-hewn wheel-head cross with Sword of Sacrifice in relief, on a plinth with single-stepped base. This stands on a slightly domed “rockery” style base.

The base of the cross and the plinth bear the inscriptions in leaded lettering: TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF SPORLE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE// ALSO OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE WAR 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ JESU, MERCY.

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