Methwold War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 January 2016. War memorial.

Methwold War Memorial

WRENN ID
open-transept-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
Country
England
Date first listed
5 January 2016
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

The memorial, of red granite, consists of an obelisk set on a square tapering plinth, which sits on a two-stepped square base.

The front face of the plinth bears an inscription that reads ERECTED / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / TO THE MEN OF METHWOLD / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE / FOR HIS FRIENDS, with the names of those who fell in the First World War listed on the remaining faces of the plinth.

In addition, the front face of the first step of the base reads ALSO THE FALLEN IN WAR / 1939 – 1945, with the names of those who fell in the Second World War listed on the remaining faces of the top step of the base. All inscriptions are incised and painted black.

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