Great Massingham War Memorial

Heritage listing

Details First World War memorial, 1920, with Second World War additions. DESCRIPTION: Great Massingham war memorial is located to the west of the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed), within the churchyard and adjacent to the main path leading to the church. It is of Portland stone and takes the form of a cross bottonée; a Greek cross with each arm terminating in a trefoil. This surmounts an octagonal shaft with a molded collar in the shape of a crown with trefoil finials. The shaft has a square base and rises from a square plinth with a molded, tiered cap and chamfered foot, atop a three-stepped base. The whole stands on a tapering, stone block. The faces of the plinth carry the inscription and names, which are in incised lettering, painted black. The principal inscription is to the west face and reads: 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. The 21 names of those who died are listed on the north and south faces, with the east face carrying the inscription "IF YE SUFFER FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS/ SAKE HAPPY ARE YE" 1 ST PETER III 14 To the south face of the base of the shaft are the dates of the Second World War 1939 – 1945 with the name of the single casualty inscribed above. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: The memorial is enclosed by eight decorative metal posts of barley twist design with finials, joined by chains. All are painted black.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.