Langley War Memorial

First World War memorial.

MATERIALS: stone, flint, bronze.

DESCRIPTION: Langley war memorial is located on a triangular traffic island at the junction of Langley Green, Langley Street and Staithe Road; to the north is the scheduled site of Langley Abbey.

It takes the form of an obelisk, constructed from rough-coursed flint with ashlar quoins; crowned by a slim, bronze, Latin cross finial. The obelisk rises from a square plinth comprised of coursed, roughly-dressed stone with inset ashlar panels carrying the inscriptions and names in incised lettering. Above each panel is a square, ashlar stone with motifs carved in relief. The whole surmounts a two-stepped base.

The principal inscription is to 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. To the ashlar stone above is a carved wreath.

The names are recorded on the remaining three sides of the plinth, including their regiment, how or where they died and the date. The ashlar stones above the panels are carved with regimental badges as follows: south-east face, Fusilier Marksman; south-west face, Norfolk Regiment; and north-west face, Royal Artillery.

SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The memorial is enclosed by nine small, wood posts with a chain hung between each one, which are not of special interest.

• Pursuant to s.1 (5A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 (‘the Act’) it is declared that these aforementioned features are not of special architectural or historic interest.