Hasketon War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 November 2019. Memorial.
Hasketon War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- scattered-storey-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 November 2019
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Hasketon War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1919, with additions for the Second World War. It was designed and constructed by AC Stephenson of Woodbridge and is made of Portland stone.
The memorial is prominently located at the junction of Blacksmiths Road and Church Road. It stands 2.7 meters high and features a Celtic wheel-head cross atop a tapering shaft, which has a rectangular section and rises from a trapezoidal plinth. The entire structure is set on a two-stepped base. The shaft, arms, and wheel of the cross are adorned with intricate carved knotwork.
The main inscription, in incised and black-painted lettering, is located on the west face of the plinth and reads: "THIS MONUMENT / IS ERECTED IN / PROUD AND GRATEFUL / REMEMBRANCE OF / HASKETON HEROES / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 – 1919." The top step of the base is inscribed with "1939 - 1945." The names of 26 soldiers who died in the First World War are inscribed on the north and south faces of the plinth, while the names of three soldiers who died in the Second World War are inscribed on the top step of the base.
The late 20th-century iron railings surrounding the war memorial are not considered of special interest and are excluded from the listing.
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