Saxtead War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 2020. War memorial.

Saxtead War Memorial

WRENN ID: stark-grate-grain
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: East Suffolk
Country: England
Date first listed: 22 May 2020
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, unveiled in 1920, with names added after the Second World War.

MATERIALS: rough-hewn granite.

PLAN: the memorial stands in All Saints churchyard to the south of the Grade I listed church.

EXTERIOR: it is in the form of a short cross surmounting a trapezoidal plinth set on a rectangular stone base. The main inscription is on the front face of the plinth and reads: IN MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914–1918/ (8 NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS)/ ––/ 1939–1945/ (3 NAMES IN TWO COLUMNS)/ “FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH”/.

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