War Memorial at the Church of St John the Baptist Ipswich is a Grade II listed building in the Ipswich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 2020. Memorial.
War Memorial at the Church of St John the Baptist Ipswich
- WRENN ID
- sombre-rampart-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 2020
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial dating to around 1920, altered after the Second World War.
MATERIALS: the monument is made of Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial is a 4.5m tall Celtic cross with an elongated shaft on a tapered four-sided plinth. The cross has a simple moulding around its edges and a central round boss. The plinth stands on two square steps. There is a square base beneath the steps. An inscription on the east side of the plinth reads: TO OUR MEN/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ LEST WE FORGET
A rectangular stone tablet has been added to the first step, leaning against the east face of the plinth. It bears the following inscription: ALSO/ THOSE WHO DIED/ IN THE SERVICE/ OF OTHERS/ 1939-1945
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