Yaxham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 2019. War memorial.
Yaxham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hushed-rotunda-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial dating from 1919, altered following the Second World War.
MATERIALS: the memorial is constructed of Clipsham stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in the south-west corner of the churchyard of St Peter's Chuch. It stands at 16 feet tall and is a carved stone cross under a stone hood. This stands atop an hexagonal shaft which tapers towards the base where it is supported on a plinth which itself sits atop a three-stepped base. The plinth bears the inscriptions in incised lettering.
The inscription reads: A THANKOFFERING/ FOR VICTORY/ AND IN MEMORY/ OF THE BRAVE MEN/ FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR ENGLAND/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE/ (NAMES)/ ALSO OF/ (NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945.
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