South Creake War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 2018. War memorial.

South Creake War Memorial

WRENN ID
night-stair-vetch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
Country
England
Date first listed
7 June 2018
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, c.1920.

MATERIALS: grey granite, flint.

DESCRIPTION: South Creake War Memorial is located on a triangular green at the junctions of Bluestone Road and the B1355, adjacent to the River Burn, South Creake, Norfolk. It is prominently situated on an open grassed area. It comprises a c.2.5m rough-hewn wheel-head cross on a plinth with single-stepped base, which has been elevated to allow the insertion of an additional base to bear the Second World War inscriptions.

The inscription is in leaded lettering and reads: TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND/ THE MEN OF SOUTH CREAKE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ IN PROUD REMEMBRANCE/ SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).

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