Belstead War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 2018. War memorial.
Belstead War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- carved-chancel-rook
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 February 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Belstead War Memorial, C20m to the South of School House, Junction of Chapel Lane and Grove Hill, Suffolk, IP8 3LP
- OS grid reference
- TM 131 410
- Coordinates
- 52.02674, 1.10545
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Belstead War Memorial is located at a road junction near 31 and 32 Chapel Lane, which are also listed as Grade II. The memorial features a plain wheel-head cross with a tapering shaft, set on a tapering plinth and a single-stepped base. It is made from grey Cornish granite and stands approximately 2.7 meters tall.
On the front face of the plinth, there is a main inscription in raised leaded lettering that reads: "IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914–1918/ (15 NAMES)/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE."
Additionally, on the east face of the plinth, there is another inscription in leaded lettering within a smooth recessed area that states: "ALSO OF THOSE/ WHO FELL IN THE/ SECOND GREAT WAR/ 1939–1945/ (3 NAMES)."
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