Fincham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 2017. War memorial.
Fincham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gentle-rafter-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 July 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Fincham War Memorial, St Martin’S Churchyard, High Street, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE33 9EH
- OS grid reference
- TF 688 064
- Coordinates
- 52.62942, 0.49304
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fincham War Memorial is a First World War memorial with additions for the Second World War, made of Portland stone. It is located in the churchyard of the Grade I-listed Church of St Martin, prominently positioned by the churchyard retaining wall, which is also Grade II-listed, facing the road and easily visible to passersby.
The memorial is designed as a short Latin cross, featuring a sword of sacrifice carved within it. The cross rises from a square pillar with a simple moulded foot, set atop a two-stepped plinth and a square base. The pillar has gabled sides, each adorned with tracery detail and topped with a finial. It displays inscriptions and names in leaded lettering.
The main inscription is on the south face, stating: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD,/ AND IN AFFECTIONATE AND/ GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH,/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918." The east face lists 11 names, with details of whether the men were killed, wounded, or missing in service during the First World War, along with the related location and date. The west face mirrors this, carrying the names and details of 12 men. The north face features the Second World War inscription: "1939-1945/ (5 NAMES)."
The memorial is set within a small, square gravelled area, enclosed by four decorative metal posts painted black and connected by chains.
Local climate
Fincham War Memorial sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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