Coltishall and Hautbois War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Broadland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Coltishall and Hautbois War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hollow-kitchen-finch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Broadland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Hopton Wood stone.
DESCRIPTION: Coltishall and Hautbois War Memorial is located on a roadside, grassed bank, opposite Willow Cottages, High Street (B1150), Coltishall. It is prominently situated at the top of the bank, facing the High Street and approached by steps. The memorial comprises a c 4.8m high Celtic cross on a tapering shaft that is octagonal throughout most of its length but terminates with four sides at the bottom. The shaft joins a four-sided square plinth bearing inscriptions, below which is a three-stepped octagonal base. The Second World War names were added around the middle step of the base.
The inscription is incised and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF/ COLTISHALL & HAUTBOIS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING & COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918// (NAMES)// 1939 – 1945// (NAMES).
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