Bury St Edmunds War Memorial

The Bury St Edmunds War Memorial is a First World War memorial built in 1921, with alterations made after the Second World War and later. It is constructed from Clipsham stone and is prominently located at the corner of Angel Hill, near the medieval Abbey Gate. The memorial stands 4.5 meters high and features a large wheel-cross atop a three-stepped octagonal base.

On the west face of the upper step, there is a recessed panel with the dates 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 incised into it. Below this, the west face of the second step bears the inscription: "IN PROUD AND THANKFUL MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF BURY ST EDMUNDS / WHO WENT TO THE GREAT WARS / AND LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM." The eastern faces of the base are inscribed as follows: on the upper step, "TO / THE GLORIOUS DEAD," and on the second step, "LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER / SEE TO IT / THAT THEY BE NOT FORGOTTEN." The north face of the second step includes the inscription: "THE ROLL OF HONOUR WHICH RESTS ON A LECTERN / IN THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST JAMES / CONTAINS THE NAMES OF 427 MEN OF THIS TOWN / WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE." Finally, the south face of the second step states: "THIS MEMORIAL CROSS / WAS UNVEILED BY / GENERAL LORD HORNE GCB KCMG / ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 13th 1921."