Foulsham War Memorial

MATERIALS: Portland Stone.

DESCRIPTION: Foulsham war memorial is located on Market Hill, at the junction of High Street and Reepham Road. The memorial comprises a slender hexagonal needle obelisk atop a hexagonal plinth with moulded cap and foot. That stands on a two-stepped, hexagonal, base. The Second World War commemorations are inscribed on a stone step laid at the foot of the plinth, carved in the form of a scroll.

The inscription to the front face of the plinth is incised and reads TO/ THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF THE PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919. The commemorated First World War names are recorded on the other faces of the plinth. The Second World War inscription reads THESE ALSO MADE THE/ SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE/ WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (10 NAMES).

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The memorial is enclosed by railings and a hexagonal block-paved and kerbed pavement.

Pursuant to s1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that the railings and hexagonal block-paved and kerbed pavement are not of special architectural or historic interest.