Higham War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 November 2019. War memorial.

Higham War Memorial

WRENN ID: first-threshold-dawn
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: West Suffolk
Country: England
Date first listed: 1 November 2019
Type: War memorial
Source: Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions. It was designed by Mr HG Neville of Mildenhall.

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises an obelisk with a three-stepped square base, a large capital carved with sprigs of ivy and a pyramidal cap.

The main inscription is in incised lettering on the south face of the obelisk and reads: THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED IN / EVER GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO GAVE / THEIR LIVES FOR GOD AND KING FOR / RIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND FOR PEACE / IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914–1919 / [Names].

On the east face is the Second World War dedication which reads 1939 - 1945 / [Names].

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