Thurton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 2019. Memorial.

Thurton War Memorial

WRENN ID: sunken-mortar-claret
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: South Norfolk
Country: England
Date first listed: 2 October 2019
Type: Memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, with later addition for the Second World War.

DESCRIPTION The war memorial stands close to the entrance to the churchyard of the Church of St Ethelbert (Grade I). It comprises a stone wheel-head cross, with IHS carved at its centre and strapwork carvings to the cross and shaft, a shouldered and chamfered plinth and a single-stepped base. The front (south) face of the plinth is inscribed in painted lettering:

TO THE MEMORY OF/ (NAMES)/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO DIED ON MILITARY SERVICE DURING/ THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ AND OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)/ FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.

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