Gillingham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 2017. War memorial.
Gillingham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- open-cupola-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 2017
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Grey granite.
DESCRIPTION: Gillingham war memorial is located at the northern end of Church Road. The memorial comprises a rough-hewn wheel-head cross on a wide, tapering, plinth with single-stepped base. This is set into a concrete base with eight grey granite obelisk posts at the edges, once joined by chains. The plinth bears the inscriptions in applied metal lettering.
To the front face of the plinth the inscription reads IN MEMORY OF/ (18 NAMES). To one side of the plinth the King’s inspection is recorded, reading ERECTED/ NEAR THE SPOT ON WHICH/ KING GEORGE. V./ STOOD TO REVIEW TROOPS/ OF THE NORTHERN ARMY/ JULY 26TH 1916. On another side the inscription continues HIS FAITHFUL SUBJECTS/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919/ 1939 – 1945/ (2 NAMES).
This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Register. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 25 July 2017.
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