Weasenham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 2018. War memorial.

Weasenham War Memorial

WRENN ID: riven-balcony-barley
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Breckland
Country: England
Date first listed: 27 February 2018
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later addition.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is square in plan, constructed of grey granite, and takes the form of a plain cross on a tapered plinth and three-stepped base. The front (north-east) elevation of the plinth is inscribed: ‘TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE / MEN OF WEASENHAM WHO FELL IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918 / THEY DIED NOBLY GIVING THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / KING AND COUNTRY / MAY THEIR NAMES NEVER BE FORGOTTEN/ (13 NAMES)’. The top step of the base is inscribed: ‘THE WORLD WAR / 1939 – 1945’ and the name of one member of the community who fell in the Second World War. The memorial stands in a prominent location at the corner of Massingham Road and School Road in Weasenham.

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