Felixstowe War Memorial

A war memorial of 1920 date.

MATERIALS: constructed of Portland stone with a bronze sculpture of a dove and granite tablets.

DESCRIPTION: comprising a tall Corinthian column surmounted by a carved stone urn, on top of which is affixed a bronze dove facing out to sea with its wings extended. The column is set atop a large square plinth and the whole stands on a three-stepped base.

The main inscription is mounted on a stone tablet affixed to the south-east face of the plinth and reads: ERECTED BY THE/ PEOPLE OF FELIXSTOWE/ TO THE MEMORY OF THEIR/ MEN WHO WERE KILLED IN/ ACTION OR DIED OF WOUNDS/ OR DISEASE IN THE SERVICE/ OF KING AND COUNTRY/ DURING THE GREAT WAR/ 1914–1918. The names of the First World War fallen are listed on tablets affixed to the north-east and south-west faces of the plinth.

The north-west face of the plinth bears a tablet with the inscription: THE SUM OF £1000 WAS/ ALSO SUBSCRIBED BY/ THE TOWNSPEOPLE AND/ GIVEN TO THE ENDOWMENT/ FUND OF THE FELIXSTOWE/ COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOR/ THE ALLEVIATION OF/ HUMAN SUFFERING.

Four reclining stone tablets of dark grey polished granite were subsequently set centrally against the steps on each side of the base. Each tablet is headed with the dates 1939–1945 and lists the names of the Second World War fallen in whitened incised lettering.