Sedgeford War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 2018. War memorial.
Sedgeford War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- winding-copper-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Portland stone war memorial is located on Cole Green at the junctions of the B1454, Docking Road, and Fring Road. It comprises a tall needle, square on plan, standing on a deep, wide, two-stage base, square on plan, bearing the incised inscriptions.
The principal dedicatory inscription, to the west face of the lower stage of the base, reads ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE/ MEN OF SEDGEFORD/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ THROUGH DEATH TO VICTORY. Inscribed on the other faces of that stage, the inscription continues FOR KING & COUNTRY // THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE. On the fourth face the later dedication reads 1939 - 1945/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ (6 NAMES).
The commemorated First World War names are listed on the faces of the upper stage of the base, recorded with rank and regiment, corps, or service.
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