Northwold War Memorial

Northwold War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1920, located in a roadside enclosure on the north side of the High Street, near the Church of St Andrew in Northwold, Norfolk. The memorial features a plain Latin cross made of Weldon limestone, which stands on a three-tiered plinth with moulded upper edges, resting on a single-stepped base. It is surrounded by a railed enclosure that has a semi-circular brick wall at the back and is accessible through a gate in the railings.

After the Second World War, a sloping step with a new inscription slab was added at the base of the front of the memorial. In 2013, this surface was replaced with black granite slabs, and the First World War inscriptions were replicated on similar panels affixed around the middle tier of the plinth.

The original First World War inscription is carved in relief and reads: "IN UNDYING MEMORY OF THE NORTHWOLD MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS (NAMES)." The original Second World War inscription was incised and blacked, reading: "IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 (NAMES)."

The 2013 polished granite black plaques are incised and painted white, stating: "IN UNDYING MEMORY OF THE NORTHWOLD MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918. THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE. ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS (NAMES). IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945 (NAMES)."