Barrow War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 2018. Memorial.
Barrow War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- half-forge-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Suffolk
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 January 2018
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Portland stone memorial stands on Barrow Green in a prominent location at the junction of The Street, Bury Road, and Barrow Hill, opposite Green Farmhouse (Grade II) and in close proximity to other Grade II-listed buildings. It comprises a slender obelisk standing on a pedimented pedestal, square on plan, raised on a three-stepped base.
The main inscription in incised and painted lettering on the front face of the plinth reads THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED/ BY PARISHIONERS OF BARROW/ AND FRIENDS/ IN GRATEFUL AND/ LOVING MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS VILLAGE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914–1918.
A further incised and painted inscription has been added to the upper step of the base, reading to the front AND OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939–1945 WAR and to the rear, THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVER. The commemorated names are recorded on the sides of the plinth and the base.
The memorial is surrounded by a kerbed enclosure with eight posts and carrying a spiked metal chain.
Detailed Attributes
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