Blakeney War Memorial

First World War memorial, unveiled and dedicated in 1921, with Second World War additions. The inscription tablets were renewed in the 1990s.

MATERIALS: of brick and flint with marble inscription tablets.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands on the south side of New Road and takes the form of a tall, rectangular pedestal set upon a terracotta tiled plinth of two steps. At the head is a triangular pediment. The First World War dedicatory inscription panel is set within a round-headed niche and reads: THESE / COTTAGES / ARE ERECTED IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE / BLAKENEY MEN WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR / 1914 - 1918 [Names]. At the foot of the pedestal is a small marble tablet inscribed: AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Names]. Attached to each side of the pedestal are low, curving, flint walls with brick coping, plinths and square end piers.

Standing c12m to the rear of the memorial are the Memorial Cottages, a pair of semi-detached bungalows which were built as part of the parish's commemorative scheme to honour the war dead. The cottages are not of special interest.