Little Fransham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 2018. War memorial.
Little Fransham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- twisted-eave-dawn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial.
DESCRIPTION: Little Fransham War Memorial is located in the churchyard to the south-west of the entrance to the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary. It stands within a square paved area adjacent to the main path.
It is of limestone and takes the form of an obelisk with moulded foot, rising from a tapering, four-sided plinth surmounting a three-stepped base. The plinth carries the inscriptions and names in incised lettering.
The principal inscription is to the south face and reads, TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (5 NAMES).
The east face carries the Second World War dedication, 1939 – 1945./ THANKS BE TO GOD/ FOR THE SAFE RETURN/ OF ALL WHO SERVED/ FROM THIS PLACE.
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