Thurne War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the The Broads Authority local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 July 2018. War memorial.

Thurne War Memorial

WRENN ID
western-dormer-raven
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
The Broads Authority
Country
England
Date first listed
2 July 2018
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions.

MATERIALS: grey granite

DESCRIPTION: Thurne War Memorial is located in the churchyard of the Church of St Edmund, Church Road, Thurne, Norfolk. It is prominently situated in the south-east corner of the churchyard, facing the road and revealed by a gap created in the churchyard wall. It comprises a rough-hewn wheel-head cross on a plinth with two-stepped base. The plinth bears the First World War inscription. The Second World War inscriptions were added to a separate granite slab placed at the foot of the cross.

The inscription reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND/ IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THESE/ PARISHES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1918/ (NAMES)/ 1939 – 45/ (NAMES).

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