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 Barrow War Memorial is a Portland stone structure located on Barrow Green at the junction of The Street, Bury Road, and Barrow Hill, opposite Green Farmhouse and near other Grade II-listed buildings. It features a slender obelisk atop a square, pedimented pedestal, which is raised on a three-stepped base.
The main inscription on the front face of the plinth is in incised and painted lettering, stating: "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."
An additional inscription has been added to the upper step of the base, which reads "AND OF/ THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE 1939–1945 WAR" on the front and "THEIR NAMES SHALL LIVE FOR EVER" on the rear. The names of those commemorated are recorded on the sides of the plinth and the base.
The memorial is enclosed by a kerbed area with eight posts and a spiked metal chain.
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