Wretham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 2016. War memorial.
Wretham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sunken-cobble-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Wretham War Memorial, Church Lane, Norfolk
- OS grid reference
- TL 914 906
- Coordinates
- 52.47989, 0.81825
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wretham War Memorial is made of limestone and features a Latin cross on a faceted square plinth with a two-stepped base.
The south face of the memorial has a dedicatory inscription that reads: "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF EAST AND WEST/ WRETHAM/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WARS/ 1914-1918/ 1939-1945." The north face states: "THEIR NAME/ LIVETH/ FOR/ EVERMORE." The other faces display lists of names that are incised into the stone.
At the base of the plinth, there is a slate plaque that commemorates the visit of the 359th Fighter Group in 1985. The plaque reads: "THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES/ THE VISIT BY SURVIVORS OF THE/ 359TH FIGHTER GROUP/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE/ WHO SERVED AND DIED IN/ THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM/ 3RD AUGUST 1985."
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