Barnby War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details The memorial stands in a prominent roadside position, on a triangle of land to the north side of the Beccles Road (A146). It comprises a tall Maltese cross on a rough-hewn, tapering plinth, square on plan, with a two-stepped base. Carved from granite, it stands approximately 3.3m tall within a square enclosure formed by four substantial iron corner posts joined by plain railings. The main incised inscription begins on the cross shaft, reading TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND, and continues below on the plinth IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ MEN OF BARNBY/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914–1919./ (10 NAMES). A further incised inscription on a square polished granite tablet at the foot of the memorial reads 1939–1945/ (2 NAMES). This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 27 February 2018.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.