Memorial

Freethorpe Methodist Church

Freethorpe Methodist Church, Chapelfield

Source: Copyright Julie Weir

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Current Location

In the churchyard, Freethorpe Methodist Church, Chapelfield, Freethorpe, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3LY, England

TG 40831 04857

Methodist

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Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 91816
Description: Square pink granite pillar surmounting a one step base. The pillar is topped by a crown design with a funerary urn at the centre. The inscription is in black capital lettering and the whole is enclosed in a gravelled area by black chain link fence.
Inscription: THIS MONUMENT/ IS ERECTED/ SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ THOSE OF THIS PARISH/ WHOSE NAMES APPEAR/ HEREWITH/ WHO MADE THE SUPREME/ SACRIFICE DURING THE/ GREAT WAR/ AUG 1914 - NOV 1918./ "GREATER LOVE HATH NO/ MAN THAN THIS, THAT A/ MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE/ FOR HIS FRIENDS". SACRED / ALSO TO THE MEMORY / OF THE FOLLOWING / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR COUNTRY / IN THE WAR / 1939 - 45 / (names)

Pillar

Made from: Granite - Pink

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1454241

The memorial was grade II listed in 2018.