Forncett St Peter War Memorial

First World War memorial, early 1920s, with Second World War addition.

MATERIALS: limestone.

DESCRIPTION: Forncett St Peter war memorial is located in the churchyard to the west of the Church of St Peter (Grade I-listed).

The memorial takes the form of a limestone, wheel-head cross pattée. There are detailed carvings of Rose, Iris, Grape and Passion of Christ Flower on each arm of the cross, and a Tudor rose motif at the centre. The wheel of the cross also includes small floral carvings. The cross head surmounts a straight, four-sided shaft with simply-moulded foot and a wreath carved in relief beneath the cross head. The shaft rises from a tapering, four-sided plinth with double-moulded cap and chamfered foot. This is atop a large stone base given rusticated detailing and with a bronze wreath affixed to the front. The whole is on a small concrete platform.

The principal inscription is on the plinth, underneath an incised cross pattée symbol, and reads: IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918. The remaining sides carry the names and Second World War dedication.

All lettering is incised and painted black.