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Latitude: 52.5258 / 52°31'32"N
Longitude: 0.5576 / 0°33'27"E
OS Eastings: 573599
OS Northings: 295066
OS Grid: TL735950
Mapcode National: GBR P7Z.PSD
Mapcode Global: VHJF7.MS32
Plus Code: 9F42GHG5+82
Entry Name: Methwold War Memorial
Listing Date: 5 January 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1430669
ID on this website: 101430669
Location: Methwold, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, IP26
County: Norfolk
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Civil Parish: Methwold
Traditional County: Norfolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Norfolk
Church of England Parish: Methwold St George
Church of England Diocese: Ely
Tagged with: War memorial Memorial
First World War memorial, with later additions.
The memorial, of red granite, consists of an obelisk set on a square tapering plinth, which sits on a two-stepped square base.
The front face of the plinth bears an inscription that reads ERECTED / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / TO THE MEN OF METHWOLD / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 – 1919 / GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, / THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE / FOR HIS FRIENDS, with the names of those who fell in the First World War listed on the remaining faces of the plinth.
In addition, the front face of the first step of the base reads ALSO THE FALLEN IN WAR / 1939 – 1945, with the names of those who fell in the Second World War listed on the remaining faces of the top step of the base. All inscriptions are incised and painted black.
The aftermath of the First World War saw a huge wave of public commemoration with tens of thousands of memorials erected across the country. One such memorial was erected to commemorate the 40 men from Methwold village who lost their lives. A further dedication was added, commemorating those who lost their lives during the Second World War. Conservation and repair work was carried out in 2014, funded by War Memorials Trust; this included cleaning the memorial, repointing cracks, and repainting the inscription.
Methwold War Memorial, situated within Methwold Cemetery, 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;
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