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

First World War memorial with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial is located in the churchyard of the Grade I listed All Saints Church. It comprises a stone wheel-head cross on a tapering plinth with moulded cap, on a single-stepped base. The plinth bears the following inscriptions in incised lettering: 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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