Swanton Morley War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 2018. War memorial.
Swanton Morley War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- empty-lancet-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 March 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swanton Morley War Memorial is a First World War memorial that includes later additions for the Second World War. It is made of stone and is situated in the churchyard of the Grade I listed All Saints Church. The memorial features a stone wheel-head cross mounted on a tapering plinth with a moulded cap, resting on a single-stepped base. The plinth is inscribed in incised lettering with the following text: "IN HONOUR OF CHRIST CRUCIFIED/ AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE// (NAMES)// (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945."
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