Honingham and East Tuddenham War Memorial

First World War memorial, 1919.

DESCRIPTION: Honingham and East Tuddenham War Memorial is located on a triangular green at the north entrance to the village at the junction of The Street and Hall Drive, Honingham, Norfolk. It is prominently situated beneath the green’s tree and within a small fence. It comprises a triangular-headed wooden triptych shrine with double wooden doors revealing the calvary with silver-coloured effigy of Christ on a wooden cross. The whole is mounted on “legs” on a concrete platform base. A simple canopy over the top is covered with a copper-based metal. The shrine has painted lettering on the inside and outside.

The inscription is painted and reads (pediment): IN/ MEMORY OF/ CURLY/ AND (Left door): HONINGHAM/ ROLL/ OF HONOUR/ (NAMES)// (Right door): E. TUDDENHAM/ ROLL/ OF HONOUR (NAMES)// (Centre top): GREATER LOVE HATH/ NO MAN THAN THIS.// (Centre bottom): THE HEROIC DEAD// (Base): SO HE PASSED OVER AND ALL THE TRUMPETS/ SOUNDED FOR HIM ON THE OTHER SIDE.