Holton St Peter War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 2018. War memorial.
Holton St Peter War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- sombre-hearth-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands at the southernmost point of the churchyard, approximately 75m south-east of the Church of St Peter (Grade II*). The memorial comprises a plain stone Latin cross on a substantial octagonal plinth and square base. It stands approximately 2.4m high. A carved shield on a foot at the base of the shaft is inscribed with 1914 – 1919.
The main inscription on the south-west face of the plinth reads IN PROUD AND AFFECTIONATE/ MEMORY OF/ THOSE BRAVE SONS/ OF HOLTON,/ WHO FOUGHT AND/ DIED FOR THEIR/ FRIENDS,/ THEIR HOMES,/ AND THEIR COUNTRY,/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR.
The south and west faces of the plinth bear the names of the fallen, and each face is headed with the inscription “THE GLORIOUS DEAD”.
The rear of the plinth bears the inscription 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
Detailed Attributes
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