Brampton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 2018. War memorial.
Brampton War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- inner-casement-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 2018
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial stands in a prominent position beside the main entrance to the churchyard to the south-east of the Church of St Peter (Grade I). It comprises a plain Latin cross, octagonal in section, raised on a two-stage octagonal plinth and three-stepped square base. It is carved from white Sicilian marble.
The main inscription in leaded lettering on the front face of the plinth reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN PROUD AND/ GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF/ BRAMPTON/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914–1919. The names of the First World War casualties are on the two faces of the plinth adjacent to the main inscription, with four names on each face.
A further inscription on the north-west face of the plinth reads 1939–1945/ (3 NAMES). On the front face of the middle base step a further inscription reads “GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN/ HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS”.
Detailed Attributes
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