Memorial

Thorpe St Andrew

Source: Copyright Helen Steed

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Current Location

By the side of the road, River Green, Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrew, Broadland, Norfolk, NR7 0EW, England

TG 26154 08394

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 19841
Description: Rectangular base surmounted by plinth, shaft and wheel cross. Inscribed and painted lettering on three sides of the plinth to commemorate the fallen from WW1. WW2 addition at the foot of the cross in the form of an open book mounted onto a stone base with metal plaques for the pages. A separate, inscribed granite memorial was erected on the same site in 2014.
Inscription: 6 O’clock Face: ERECTED / IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL / MEMORY OF / THE GALLANT SONS OF / THIS VILLAGE / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR / THEIR COUNTRY IN / THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919 / THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE // 3 O’clock Face: 1917 / (NAMES) / 1918 / (NAMES) // 9 O’clock Face: 1914 / (NAMES) / 1915 / (NAMES) / 1916 / (NAMES) // On metal plaques: 1939 / (Names) / 1945 / (NAMES) // 9 O’clock Face: 1914 / (NAMES) / 1915 / (NAMES) / 1916 / (NAMES) // On metal plaques: 1939 / (Names) / 1945 / (NAMES) //

Cross

Height: C 4140MM

Width: 1040MM

Depth: 1260MM

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Plaque

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Good