Watton War Memorial

Watton War Memorial is situated at the junction of Thetford Road and Merton Road. It features a square cross on a tapering pedestal atop a tall pylon, which is square in shape and slightly narrows as it rises. The pylon is set on a deep base that is elevated by two shallow steps. Surrounding the monument is a spiked chain held by eight ornamental metal posts shaped like urns, with each post adorned with wreaths cast in low relief on either side. A square kerb encloses the entire structure.

The front face of the pylon displays a cast bronze wreath, beneath which is the main dedicatory inscription that reads: "IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL/ MEMORY OF THE MEN OF/ WATTON/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 + 1919/ FOR THE SACRED CAUSE/ OF RIGHT AND FREEDOM/ THIS MONUMENT/ HAS BEEN ERECTED BY/ THEIR FELLOW TOWNSMEN/ TO COMMEMORATE THEIR/ GLORIOUS SELF-SACRIFICE/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH."

The names of those commemorated from the First World War are inscribed on the other three sides of the pylon. Names from the Second World War were added later by attaching a cast metal plaque to the east face of the pylon, which reads: "1939 1945/ THE FOLLOWING GAVE THEIR LIVES/ (17 NAMES)/ AND SO THEY PASSED OVER AND ALL/ THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED FOR THEM ON/ THE OTHER SIDE."