Great Billing War Memorial

The Great Billing War Memorial is a roadside Calvary located at the corner of Elwes Way and High Street. It features two wide, curving steps leading up to a Calvary cross that stands approximately 3.5 meters high, with the figure of Christ crucified beneath a gabled, tiled canopy. The figure is carved from pine and painted white, while the canopy is made of oak. At the base of the cross shaft, there is a small plaque with the inscription: 'GREATER LOVE THAN/ THIS NO MAN HATH/ THAT A MAN LAY/ DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS'.

Behind the Calvary cross is a curving wall made of ironstone, which contains a large Hopton stone tablet in the center. This tablet is inscribed with the words: 'THIS MEMORIAL IS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ WHO SERVED IN THE WAR. 1914 TO 1918'. It lists the names of eight individuals who fell during the war, organized in a central column labeled R.I.P., as well as the names of all those from the village who served, with letters indicating whether they served abroad, at home, were prisoners, or were wounded. To the side of the main tablet is a smaller one that records the names of three servicemen who died in the Second World War.