Hawkedon War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 January 2020. War memorial.

Hawkedon War Memorial

WRENN ID
strange-lancet-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Country
England
Date first listed
6 January 2020
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, unveiled and dedicated in 1920.

MATERIALS: stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands in a prominent roadside position within a small hedged enclosure on the north side of the village green and to the north-west of the Church of St Mary (Grade I).

It comprises a tall obelisk which tapers in octagonal section from a deep, square pedestal standing on a substantial octagonal plinth. The whole stands on a three-stepped base which is curved at the front (south side). Carved in shallow relief on the front (south) of the base of the pedestal is the Emblem on Victory (a wreath with crossed swords) along with the words: 'THE / WAR / 1914 / 1918'. The dedicatory inscription is inscribed on the north, east and west faces of the pedestal and reads 'TO THE / GLORY / OF / GOD / IN MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / HAWKEDON / 'GREATER LOVE / HATH / NO MAN'. The names of the nine men who died are inscribed on the eight faces of the octagonal plinth.

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