Tittleshall war memorial

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with later additions.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial is rectangular in plan, constructed of grey granite, and takes the form of a Celtic wheeled cross, with a tapered shaft, two-stepped plinth, and rusticated base. The front (north) elevation of the plinth is inscribed ‘FOR THEIR COUNTRY / 1914 – 1919’, followed by the names of 12 of the fallen of the First World War. The dates of the Second World War (1939 – 1945) were later inscribed under, with the name of one local man who fell in the war. The west elevation of the plinth is inscribed ‘AFGHANISTAN’, with the name of one local man who fell in war in 2008. The memorial is bounded by gravel, and eight low timber posts arranged in a rectangular-plan, linked by a metal chain. The memorial stands in a prominent location at the junction of Fakenham Road and Heath Lane.