Palgrave War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 2020. Memorial.
Palgrave War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- vast-landing-flax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 May 2020
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A First World War memorial unveiled in 1920, altered following the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Granite
DESCRIPTION: The memorial is a 2.4m high Celtic cross. The cross has a circular boss to its centre. Its arms are decorated with knotwork in carved relief. The cross is supported by a tapered shaft on a plinth of two stages. The plinth sits on a square base, below which is a square platform of flint rubble.
The main inscription on the south face reads: (on cross shaft) IN/ LOVING/ MEMORY/ OF/ (on the upper stage of the plinth) (15 NAMES)/ (on the lower stage of the plinth) WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918
An additional inscription on the west face reads: (on cross shaft) IN/ LOVING/ MEMORY/ OF/ (on the upper stage of the plinth) (7 NAMES)/ (on the lower stage of the plinth) WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939–1945
Detailed Attributes
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.