Melton War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 2020. War memorial.

Melton War Memorial

WRENN ID
third-pier-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 2020
Type
War memorial
OS grid reference
TM 283 505
Coordinates
52.10654, 1.33374
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Melton War Memorial is a war memorial erected in 1920. It is made of roughly-hewn granite, with inscriptions in lead lettering. The memorial features a Celtic wheel-cross that is decorated with raised roundels on its arms and center. This cross stands on a tapered square plinth with a moulded top, which in turn rests on a square base. Each side of the plinth has recessed inscription panels. The main inscription on the front (south) face of the plinth reads:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / TO THE UNDYING MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY / IN / 1914 - THE GREAT WAR – 1919 / "LEST WE FORGET"

The names of the 44 men who died are inscribed on the other three faces of the plinth.

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