Yaxley War Memorial

Yaxley War Memorial was completed in February 1921, with inscriptions added after the Second World War. It was built by Hanchets monumental masons to the designs of Reverend W A Wickham. The memorial is constructed from Clipsham stone and has a square plan.

Standing approximately 4 metres tall, the monument features a Latin cross with an octagonal tapered shaft on an octagonal step, which sits atop a square-plan plinth with a corniced base and platform. The collar of the tapered shaft, located beneath the cross, is adorned with a carved crown detail. The front face of the plinth has a recessed panel inscribed with the epitaph ‘REMEMBER IN CHRIST THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES DURING THE GREAT WAR, A.D. 1914-1918’ along with the names of eight local men who died in that conflict. After the Second World War, an additional inscription was added on the east face of the plinth, which reads '(NAMES)/ 1939 - 1945' to honor three men who fell during that war.

The memorial is located to the north of the Church of St Mary, which is listed as Grade I, and is prominently situated in the churchyard facing the junction of Old Ipswich Road and Church Lane. Opposite the war memorial, on the west side of Old Ipswich Road, is a private school house and associated dwellings, which are listed as Grade II. On the east side of Church Lane is Sewell House, also listed as Grade II.