Langley War Memorial

Langley War Memorial is a First World War memorial situated on a triangular traffic island at the junction of Langley Green, Langley Street, and Staithe Road, with the scheduled site of Langley Abbey to the north.

The memorial is designed as an obelisk made from rough-coursed flint, featuring ashlar quoins and topped with a slender bronze Latin cross finial. It stands on a square plinth made of coursed, roughly-dressed stone, which has inset ashlar panels displaying inscriptions and names in incised lettering. Above each panel, there is a square ashlar stone adorned with relief-carved motifs. The entire structure is set on a two-stepped base.

The main inscription is located on the north-east face of the plinth and reads: "ERECTED BY THEIR SORROWING COMRADES IN ARMS AND GRATEFUL FELLOW PARISHIONERS IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF THE BRAVE MEN WHO WENT OUT FROM LANGLEY AND DIED FIGHTING FOR THEIR KING, COUNTRY AND KIN GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS JOHN 15.13 1914 TO 1918." Above this inscription is a carved wreath.

The names of the fallen are listed on the other three sides of the plinth, including details of their regiment, how or where they died, and the date. The ashlar stones above the panels feature carved regimental badges: the south-east face displays the Fusilier Marksman, the south-west face shows the Norfolk Regiment, and the north-west face features the Royal Artillery.

The memorial is surrounded by nine small wooden posts with a chain hung between them, but these features are not considered of special architectural or historic interest.