Long Stratton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 2020. War memorial.
Long Stratton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- half-bonework-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 2020
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
War memorial, erected in 1920.
MATERIALS: carved from stone, with lead lettering inscriptions.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a two-stepped stone base, surmounted by a polished granite pedestal, rising to the tapered rectangular shaft and cross. The dado of the pedestal has recessed panels to each side. The south and north panel incorporate a wreath and the year 1914 and 1919, respectively, carved in relief. The panel to the east gives the names of the 26 men of the parish who died during the First World War. Beneath has been added ‘1939-1945’ and the names of the five men who died during the Second World War. The west panel is blind. Around the top of the pedestal is the inscription:
THESE DIED / FOR GOD / KING AND / COUNTRY
To the east and west side of the memorial is a stone vase, and the whole stands on a brick platform with brick copings and flagstones.
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