Little Barningham War Memorial

First World War memorial with Second World War additions.

DESCRIPTION: Little Barningham war memorial is located in the churchyard to the south-west of the Grade II*-listed Church of St Andrew.

It is of limestone and takes the form of a chamfered, wheel-head cross with splayed foot on a narrow, rectangular plinth surmounting a chamfered, block base. The west face of the cross-head has a circular emboss to the centre, while the shaft and plinth carry the inscriptions and names in incised lettering, painted black.

The principal inscription and names are to the cross shaft, which reads: ERECTED/ TO THE/ GLORY OF GOD/ AND THE/ SACRED MEMORY/ OF/ EIGHT PARISHIONERS/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ WHILE SERVING THEIR/ KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918./ (11 NAMES). Directly below are the dates 1939 – 45, which are incised into the upper surface of the plinth. A second inscription is to the plinth face, THE GOLDEN EVENING BRIGHTENS IN THE WEST/ SOON SOON TO FAITHFUL WARRIORS COMES THEIR REST/ SWEET IS THE CALM OF PARADISE THE BLEST./ ALLELUIA.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 31 January 2018.