Binham War Memorial

First World War memorial granite cross, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: grey granite. This memorial cross stands in the churchyard of Binham Priory (Church of St Mary, Grade I listed). It is prominently situated to the left of the churchyard path leading from the Gatehouse (Grade I) to the church, and the West Front is the backdrop to the memorial cross.

The memorial comprises a rough-hewn wheel-head cross, abut 2.5m tall, with an inset dedicatory inscription at the base of the shaft. The cross stands on a tapering plinth and single square base raised on a simple concrete foundation.

INSCRIPTION: the inscription, in leaded lettering, reads: TO THE/ GLORY OF/ GOD and continues on a granite tablet fixed to the front face of the plinth: AND IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 18/ (11 NAMES)/ ALSO/ 1939 - 45/ (5 NAMES).