Wiggenhall St Germans War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the King0s Lynn and West Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 2018. Memorial.
Wiggenhall St Germans War Memorial
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- King0s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 August 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, erected around 1920.
MATERIALS: Carved from grey granite
DESCRIPTION: Wiggenhall St Germans War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Germans, Lynn Road, Wiggenhall St Germans, Norfolk. It is prominently situated off the churchyard path. It comprises a polished granite plain cross on a tall shaft, tapering plinth with moulded cap, and two-stepped base. The whole within a small square, kerbed enclosure. The plinth bears the First World War inscriptions and the upper tier of the base carries the Second World War inscription.
The inscription is incised and reads TO THE MEMORY OF OUR FALLEN / (NAMES) / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS / FRIENDS / ST JOHN IV.13 // 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES). The south face of the plinth is inscribed THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919 //.
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