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War Memorial Circa 150 Metres North North West of Church of St Magdelene

A Grade II Listed Building in Sandringham, Norfolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.8296 / 52°49'46"N

Longitude: 0.508 / 0°30'28"E

OS Eastings: 569060

OS Northings: 328729

OS Grid: TF690287

Mapcode National: GBR P47.P7R

Mapcode Global: WHKQ0.S42M

Plus Code: 9F42RGH5+R5

Entry Name: War Memorial Circa 150 Metres North North West of Church of St Magdelene

Listing Date: 2 September 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1077587

English Heritage Legacy ID: 222156

ID on this website: 101077587

Location: Sandringham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, PE35

County: Norfolk

District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Civil Parish: Sandringham

Traditional County: Norfolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk

Church of England Parish: Sandringham with West Newton and Appleton

Church of England Diocese: Norwich

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Description


TF 62 NE
2/49

SANDRINGHAM
SANDRINGHAM
War memorial c150m NNW of Church of St. Mary Magdelene q.v. 2/47

II

War memorial 1919. Limestone and carstone; cross with octagonal base. 4 octagonal steps of shell carstone capped with stone, octagonal block surmounted by low strawberry leaf parapet, the eight sides with blank arches, seven inscribed with names of Sandringham dead of 1914-18 war, the eighth with Royal arms in Portland stone and names of 1939-45 war dead. Tapering shaft above with cross having decorative rays and flames at end of arms.
The top step records that the cross was "... erected by King George V and Queen Mary to honour the dead of the Officers and men of the Sandringham Company 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment and those on the estate who fell in the Great War ...".


Listing NGR: TF6906028729


This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 20 January 2017.

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