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 Methwold War Memorial is a Grade II listed structure made of red granite. It features an obelisk that stands on a square tapering plinth, which is supported by a two-stepped square base.
The front face of the plinth has an inscription that states: 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. The names of those who died in the First World War are inscribed on the other faces of the plinth.
Additionally, 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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