NHER 66733 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Fakenham

World War One memorial with World War Two additions
Location: The Square, Market Place, Fakenham.
Type: Cross
Description: The memorial is a stone cross on a tapering shaft that stands on an octagonal plinth. The plinth is then raised on a four-stepped octagonal base. The memorial is surrounded by ornate railings. Inscriptions for WW1 and WW2 are on the sides of the plinths and the steps. Five additional names were inscribed in 2013, two from the Second World War, two from the Korean War, and one from Iraq (1954).
Proposed: Unknown
Designed By: H.H. Palmer, who also designed the Holt War Memorial (NHER 58816)
Constructed/Sculpted By: Masons E. Rush and F. Harrison
Cost: £600
Unveiled: 2 August 1921
Inscription: IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918 (96 NAMES)
IN/ GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ OUR GLORIOUS DEAD/ WHO FELL/ IN THE WAR/ 1939 – 1945 (24 NAMES)
Five further names inscribed from later conflicts.
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S3) for images and the War Memorials Register (S4) for images, names and additional details.
A. Henderson (HES), 21 August 2024

February 2015. Listed. Grade II.
Details as summarized above.
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
See Historic England Advice Report (S2) for further details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S3) and War Memorials Register (S4).
A. Henderson (HES), 21 August 2024.