Framlingham War Memorial

First World War memorial, unveiled and dedicated in 1921, with Second World War and later additions. It was designed by Harold Hopper ARIBA of Ipswich and sculpted by George Dale Jnr of Framlingham

MATERIALS: of Portland stone.

PLAN: it is square on plan.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in St Michael’s Churchyard, around 11m to the south-east of the south door. It comprises a two-stepped base, a square plinth with inscriptions on all four sides and a tall shaft which tapers in octagonal section to a Latin cross head. On the north-east face is a relief carving of the Sword of Sacrifice.

The plinth's north-east face contains the main dedicatory inscription, which was re-cut after the Second World War, along with the names of 23 men and women who died during the latter conflict. It reads 'ERECTED BY / THE PARISH OF FRAMLINGHAM / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF HER CHILDREN / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN / THE GREAT WARS / 1939 – 1945 / [Names] / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS'. The north-west and south-east faces are inscribed '1914 - 1918', each with 34 names, while the south-west face records the name of a further 20 who died during the First World War.

The memorial stands on a contemporary raised gravel bed which is square and defined by a Portland stone kerb. Placed around it after the Second World War is a flower bed and flagged footpath.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 15 January 2018.