Gresham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the North Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 June 2017. Memorial.
Gresham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- shifting-panel-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 June 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gresham war memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of All Saints (Grade II*-listed), standing beside the churchyard wall and overlooking the entrance. It comprises a stone obelisk, square on plan, standing on a two-stepped stone base, and surrounded by a concrete kerb in-filled with gravel.
The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face of the obelisk reads: TO/ THE/ GLORIOUS/ MEMORY/ OF THE/ GRESHAM/ MEN/ WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES/ FOR/ THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (12 NAMES).
An inscription to the front face of the uppermost step reads: THEY FOUGHT IN A NOBLE CAUSE/ THEY DIED THAT ENGLAND MIGHT LIVE. The Second World War inscription reads@ 1939-1945/ (6 NAMES).
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, 25 September 2017.
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