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    Memorial

    Woodbridge

    Woodbridge

    Source: Copyright Terry Sims

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    Current Location

    The Garden of Remembrance, Market Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, IP12 4LP, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TM 27113 49121

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    5395
    Description
    Latin Cross on octagonal column and three stepped base
    Inscription
    (Names)/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE/ 133 WOODBRIDGE MEN/ WHO MADE/ THE SUPREME SACRIFICE/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (Names) (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Gates: 1939 1945
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    133
    Died
    133
    Information shown
    surname,decorations, initials
    Order of names
    surname, initials
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    56
    Died
    56
    Information shown
    surname, initials
    Order of names
    surname, initials
    Maker(s)
    • Mr A C Stephenson, Builder

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    7 November 1920

    Right Honourable The Earl of Stradbroke

    Dedicated

    7 November 1920

    Rev FJ. Clarke, Rector of Woodbridge

    Custodian
    Woodbridge Town Council

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 5700mm

    Width: 1850mm


    Made from: Stone - Weldon


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1477577

    From Historic England website: Woodbridge War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Historic interest * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest * as an elegant and finely detailed example of a Latin cross. Group value * for its group value with numerous listed buildings in the vicinity, including the Grade I listed church of St Mary (National Heritage List for England (NHLE) entry 1377024), the Grade I listed Shire Hall and Corn Exchange (NHLE entry 1377037), the Grade II* listed 34 Church Street (NHLE entry 1031094) and the Grade II* listed Old Court House (NHLE entry1031037).

    Plinth

    Made from: Marble


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1477577

    From Historic England website: Woodbridge War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Historic interest * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest * as an elegant and finely detailed example of a Latin cross. Group value * for its group value with numerous listed buildings in the vicinity, including the Grade I listed church of St Mary (National Heritage List for England (NHLE) entry 1377024), the Grade I listed Shire Hall and Corn Exchange (NHLE entry 1377037), the Grade II* listed 34 Church Street (NHLE entry 1031094) and the Grade II* listed Old Court House (NHLE entry1031037).

    Base

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1477577

    From Historic England website: Woodbridge War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Historic interest * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest * as an elegant and finely detailed example of a Latin cross. Group value * for its group value with numerous listed buildings in the vicinity, including the Grade I listed church of St Mary (National Heritage List for England (NHLE) entry 1377024), the Grade I listed Shire Hall and Corn Exchange (NHLE entry 1377037), the Grade II* listed 34 Church Street (NHLE entry 1031094) and the Grade II* listed Old Court House (NHLE entry1031037).

    • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 28 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
    • East Anglian Daily Times 8TH NOVEMBER 1920
    • "Woodbridge War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1477577. Accessed 25 June 2024. "In 2014-2015 Woodbridge Town Council and East Suffolk Council were involved in a project to restore and enhance the setting of the memorial. "
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