Burnham Market War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 2018. Memorial.
Burnham Market War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- noble-ledge-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 January 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Burnham Market War Memorial is a granite cross dedicated to those who served in the First World War, built in 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
This tall memorial is prominently located on The Green, surrounded by several listed buildings near the Marketplace. It features a rough-hewn wheel-head cross adorned with Celtic knot work carved into the front face of the cross head. The cross stands on a tapering polished plinth, which is set on a two-stepped rough-hewn base. The plinth displays inscriptions in applied metal lettering.
The main dedicatory inscription on the front face of the plinth reads: "IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF BURNHAM WESTGATE, BURNHAM SUTTON AND BURNHAM NORTON WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919." The names of those commemorated from the First World War are listed on either side of the plinth.
On the rear face of the plinth, a later inscription commemorates the Second World War, stating: "1939 - 1945 / 'GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS' / ST. JOHN CHAPTER 15 13 V / (10 NAMES)."
The memorial is enclosed by a rail supported by eight low pyramidal granite posts.
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