Horstead War Memorial

Horstead War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, with additions for the Second World War. It is situated on the village green at the junction of Norwich Road and Mill Road, near the Grade II-listed Recruiting Sergeant Inn.

The memorial is made of limestone and features a Latin cross bottonée beneath a gabled canopy. The cross-head has cusps at each angle, with ornamental rays in between. This is supported by a slender octagonal shaft that has a decorative collar with floral motif carvings in relief. The shaft ends in a square base with inverse chamfered stops. This base rises from a four-sided plinth that is chamfered at the top and corner edges, also featuring inverse chamfered stops at the corners. The plinth has a four-sided chamfered foot, which sits atop a two-stepped octagonal base.

The main inscription is located on the west face of the plinth and reads: "TO THE MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ HORSTEAD/ WHO DIED FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ MAY THEY REST IN PEACE." The names of 17 men are listed on the other sides of the plinth.

The dedication for the Second World War is found on the west face of the plinth foot, directly below the main inscription, and includes the names of two men who died between 1939 and 1945. All lettering is incised and painted black.