Banham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 2017. A Modern War memorial.
Banham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dim-truss-mist
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Period
- Modern
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First and Second World War memorial. Erected around 1920 with the names of the Fallen of the Second World War added after 1945.
MATERIALS: carved in Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: Banham war memorial is located on the Green near to St Mary’s Church, Banham, Norfolk. It is prominently situated in an open grassed area in the heart of the village. It comprises a Latin head cross of sacrifice with a downturned bronze sword to the face (similar to Sir Reginald Blomefield’s Cross of Sacrifice), on an octagonal shaft with moulded foot. The cross sits on an octagonal plinth atop a three-stepped octagonal base. Plaques bearing the inscription and Roll of Honour have been added recently.
INSCRIPTION: the plinth is inscribed: IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO / FOUGHT IN A NOBLE CAUSE / THEY DIED THAT ENGLAND / MIGHT LIVE / A.D. 1914 – 1919 // (NAMES) // 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES).
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 22 November 2017.
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