Kenny Hill and Burnt Fen War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 July 2019. War memorial.

Kenny Hill and Burnt Fen War Memorial

WRENN ID: hushed-rubble-lichen
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: West Suffolk
Country: England
Date first listed: 5 July 2019
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

A First World War memorial, built 1919.

MATERIALS Sicilian marble.

DESCRIPTION The memorial stands in a roadside location in front of the Church of St James. The memorial takes the form of an urn on a square pillar with a three-stepped base. The main inscription in incised lettering on the east face of the pillar reads: THIS MEMORIAL / WAS ERECTED IN / GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF / KENNY HILL AND / BURNT FEN / WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES FOR KING / AND COUNTRY / IN DEFENCE OF / LIBERTY AND / JUSTICE / IN THE / GREAT WAR / 1914-1918. The names of 17 parishioners who died during the First World War are inscribed on the north and south faces of the pillar.

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