Burnham Thorpe War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 2017. War memorial.
Burnham Thorpe War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- patient-postern-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk MP: James Wild (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Burnham Thorpe War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of All Saints, Church Lane, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE31 8HL
- OS grid reference
- TF 851 417
- Coordinates
- 52.94129, 0.75464
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Burnham Thorpe War Memorial is situated in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints. It features a tall Latin cross atop a tapering octagonal shaft with a carved collar. The shaft rises from an octagonal plinth with a moulded base and is set on a two-stepped base, reaching a height of approximately 3.6 meters.
An ornate medieval-style inscription is raised around the top of the plinth, which reads: "SONS OF/ THIS PLACE/ LET THIS/ OF YOU BE/ SAID THAT/ YOU WHO/ LIVE ARE/ WORTHY OF/ YOUR DEAD." Below this inscription are the names of the fallen, displayed in incised black-painted lettering along with their regiment and date of death. Each name is accompanied by a band of carved crosses.
Additionally, another inscription in black-painted incised medieval-style script encircles the moulded base of the plinth, stating: "LOOKING/ INTO/ JESUS/ THE/ CAPTAIN/ AND/ PERFECTER/ OF OUR/ FAITH."
Local climate
Burnham Thorpe War Memorial receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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