NHER 67734 (Structure record) - World War One memorial with World War Two additions, Great Massingham

World War One memorial with World War Two additions
Location: St Mary’s Churchyard, Church Lane, Great Massingham
Type: Cross Bottonée
Description: The memorial is in the form of a cross bottonée made of Portland stone. The cross is a Greek cross with a trefoil at the end of each arm. The cross has an octagonal shaft. The shaft has a collar in the shape of the crown; the finials of the crown are shaped like trefoils. The shaft is placed on a square base which sits atop a square plinth. The plinth is placed on top of a three-step base. The entire memorial is placed on a tapering stone block. The inscriptions are placed on the plinth faces, with the main inscription on the west face. The WW2 addition is placed on the south face of the shaft base.
Proposed: Unknown
Designed By: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown
Cost: Unknown
Unveiled: November 1920 by Colonel McNeil.
Inscription: THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1918/ LET US REMEMBER IN LOVE AND/ GRATITUDE THESE OUR BROTHERS/ WHO DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE/ AND LET US SEEK TO WALK WORTHY/ OF THEIR SACRIFICE
"IF YE SUFFER FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS/ SAKE HAPPY ARE YE" 1 ST PETER III 14
1939 – 1945
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), 3 November 2024.

August 2017. 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), 3 November 2024.