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

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