Snettisham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 July 2018. War memorial.
Snettisham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- bitter-hammer-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 July 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, approximately 1920.
MATERIALS: Portland stone; Snettisham carrstone.
DESCRIPTION: Snettisham War Memorial is located at the roadside along the Lynn Road (B1440), where there is a triangular junction of Lynn Road, Hall Road and Old Church Road, Snettisham, Norfolk. It comprises a Portland stone Celtic wheel-head cross atop a wide, tapering shaft, beneath which is a tall plinth with deeply corniced upper section and moulded foot. Beneath this is a three-tiered base of carrstone blocks and brick. The whole is enclosed by metal railings. The plinth bears the inscriptions and names in incised lettering.
The inscription reads THIS/ MONUMENT WAS ERECTED/ BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTIONS/ IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WARS/ 1914 – 1918/ AND/ 1939 – 1945// (NAMES).
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