Buxton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 2017. War memorial.
Buxton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- worn-gravel-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Broadland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Portland stone
DESCRIPTION: Buxton War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew, Mill Street, Buxton, Norfolk. It is prominently situated in the SW corner of the churchyard, overlooking the junctions of Mill Street, Coltishall Road and Aylsham Road. It comprises a 3.3m high wheel-head cross on an elegant octagonal tapering shaft with moulded base, which stands upon a tapering plinth bearing inscriptions and a two-stepped base below.
The inscription is incised and on the front (E) face of the plinth reads IN PROUD AND AFFECTIONATE/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE SONS OF BUXTON/ WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/ FOR THEIR FRIENDS/ THEIR HOMES & THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 – 1919/ 1939 – 1945.
The N and S faces read THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ (NAMES).
The W face reads THEY SHALL NOT GROW OLD AS WE/ THAT ARE LEFT GROW OLD/ AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM/ NOR THE YEARS CONDEMN/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.
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