Taverham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 June 2018. War memorial.

Taverham War Memorial

WRENN ID
final-postern-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Broadland
Country
England
Date first listed
18 June 2018
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, erected around 1920, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: grey granite

DESCRIPTION: Taverham War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Edmund's Church, Taverham Lane, Taverham, Norfolk. It is prominently situated to the left of the church porch on the south side of the building. It comprises a 1.8m tall rough-hewn Latin cross on a plinth with a single-stepped base. There is a dedication on the cross bar of the cross and First World War inscriptions are on the face of the plinth. The Second World War inscriptions are on the granite step forming the base.

The inscription is incised and blacked and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).

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