Peasenhall War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 2018. War memorial.

Peasenhall War Memorial

WRENN ID
frozen-grate-cedar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Country
England
Date first listed
28 August 2018
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.

MATERIALS: granite.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands outside the churchyard to the north of the Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II*) and close to Centre House, Stuart House and The Church House (Grade II).

The memorial comprises a plain wheel-head cross on a tall pedestal with a single-stepped base. It is carved from grey granite and stands approximately 3.3m high. The main inscription in raised lettering on a bronze panel on the south face of the pedestal reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918./ (24 NAMES). A further bronze panel beneath the main inscription bears two further names.

An additional inscription in raised leaded lettering on the base of the memorial reads 1939 1945/ (5 NAMES).

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