Hessett War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 2019. War memorial.

Hessett War Memorial

WRENN ID: moated-rubblework-wagtail
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Mid Suffolk
Country: England
Date first listed: 7 August 2019
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

Cross war memorial, 1920.

MATERIALS: constructed from Portland stone.

PLAN: the memorial stands in St Ethelbert’s churchyard, approximately 10m west of the tower, in line with the axis of the church.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a cross with a tapering shaft on a rectangular plinth and a single-stepped base. The cross has a central circular boss containing a relief-moulded laurel wreath enclosing the monogram IHS.

The main inscription is on the west face of the shaft, in incised and painted lettering. It reads: RIP / 1914 / (NAME) / 1915 / (NAMES) / 1916 / (NAMES) /1917 / (NAMES) /1918 (NAMES), and on the plinth: IN PROUD AND AFFECTIONATE / REMEMBRANCE OF THE MEN / OF HESSETT / WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR.

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