Finningham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 2016. War memorial.
Finningham War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-corridor-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 2016
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- Finningham War Memorial, Churchyard of the Church of St Bartholomew, IP14 4JB
- OS grid reference
- TM 066 693
- Coordinates
- 52.28371, 1.02795
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Finningham War Memorial is a tall Saxon cross made of Portland stone, standing approximately 4.5 meters high. It features a tapering octagonal shaft that sits atop a square plinth.
The memorial includes black-painted inscriptions on white marble plaques located on the front and sides of the plinth. The front plaque reads: "TO THE GLORY OF GOD / (NAMES)." A dedication to those who fell in the Second World War is inscribed on the side of the plinth, stating: "ALSO / TO THOSE WHO FELL / 1939 – 1945 / (NAMES)."
The plinth rests on a square base with two steps. The front faces of the steps are incised with the following inscriptions: "IN MEMORY / SACRED FOR ALL TIME TO THE / FINNINGHAM MEN / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR A.D. 1914 – 1919," and on the lower step: "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT / A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS."
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