Bressingham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 2017. War memorial.
Bressingham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- grey-step-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Bressingham War Memorial, Junction of High Road and School Road, IP22 2AP
- OS grid reference
- TM 079 815
- Coordinates
- 52.39219, 1.05543
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bressingham War Memorial is located at the roadside, at the junction of High Road and School Road in Bressingham, South Norfolk. It is prominently positioned facing the street and consists of an obelisk with a wreath carved in relief near the top, along with the dates 1914 - 19. This obelisk is joined to a moulded, slightly-tapering plinth that features a recessed panel with an inscription dedicated to the First World War, set atop a two-stepped base that bears an epitaph and an inscription for the Second World War.
The inscription is in blacked, incised lettering and reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF BRESSINGHAM/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS/ FRIENDS/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)."
Additionally, there is a plaque on the right side of the monument that states: "WE WILL REMEMBER THEM."
Local climate
Bressingham War Memorial sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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