Fersfield War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 2017. War memorial. 2 related planning applications.
Fersfield War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- hushed-bonework-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 February 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Fersfield War Memorial is located in the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, High Street, Fersfield, Norfolk. It is prominently situated at the churchyard entrance, facing visitors as they enter the gates. It comprises a slender wheel head cross on a tall, capped, four-sided plinth with three-stepped base below. The plinth bears the inscriptions to the front face. The memorial appears to have been unaltered since it was unveiled.
The inscription reads: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT/ WAR 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO/ MAN THAN THIS THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
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.
Detailed Attributes
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