Hingham War Memorial

First World War memorial, with Second World War additions.

DESCRIPTION: Hingham War Memorial is located in an enclosed garden next to the roadside and adjacent to the churchyard. It is to the west of the tower of the Church of St Andrew (Grade I-listed) and is in close proximity to the Grade II-listed buildings the Manor House and the garden wall and gates to the former rectory.

It is of grey granite and comprises a Celtic wheel-head cross on a tall shaft with moulded foot. The cross-head is carved in relief and has an interlace Celtic design incised to the west face; a gabled cap surmounts the upward arm of the cross. The words FOR/ GOD/ AND/ KING are carved in relief to the wheel. The shaft rises from a narrow, rectangular plinth with a splayed foot. The whole surmounts a two-stepped, paved base. The inscriptions are to the plinth with the names listed on the cross shaft; all lettering is incised and painted black.

The inscription to the west face of the plinth reads IN MEMORY OF/ THE HINGHAM MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1919. The names of the 40 men who died in the First World War are listed above on the shaft.

To the east face is the inscription for the Second World War, IN MEMORY OF/ THE HINGHAM MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945. The names of the seven men who died in the Second World War are listed above, within an inset panel to the shaft.

To the north face of the plinth are the words YE THAT LIVE ON/ MID ENGLISH PASTURES GREEN/ REMEMBER US AND THINK/ WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, while to the south face of the plinth are the words THEIR BODIES ARE BURIED/ IN PEACE/ BUT THEIR NAME LIVETH/ FOR EVERMORE.