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Barnby War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Barnby, Suffolk

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.4476 / 52°26'51"N

Longitude: 1.6409 / 1°38'27"E

OS Eastings: 647507

OS Northings: 289529

OS Grid: TM475895

Mapcode National: GBR YTR.FPM

Mapcode Global: VHM6L.DR91

Plus Code: 9F43CJXR+28

Entry Name: Barnby War Memorial

Listing Date: 2 February 2018

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1452378

ID on this website: 101452378

Location: Barnby, East Suffolk, NR34

County: Suffolk

District: East Suffolk

Civil Parish: Barnby

Built-Up Area: Barnby

Traditional County: Suffolk

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk

Tagged with: War memorial

Summary


First World War memorial, with later additions for the Second World War.

Description


The memorial stands in a prominent roadside position, on a triangle of land to the north side of the Beccles Road (A146). It comprises a tall Maltese cross on a rough-hewn, tapering plinth, square on plan, with a two-stepped base. Carved from granite, it stands approximately 3.3m tall within a square enclosure formed by four substantial iron corner posts joined by plain railings.

The main incised inscription begins on the cross shaft, reading TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND, and continues below on the plinth IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF/ MEN OF BARNBY/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914–1919./ (10 NAMES). A further incised inscription on a square polished granite tablet at the foot of the memorial reads 1939–1945/ (2 NAMES).


This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 27 February 2018.

History


The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.

One such memorial was raised at Barnby as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by ten members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War. The names of those parishioners who died during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.

Reasons for Listing


Barnby War Memorial, which stands beside the A146, 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:

* a tall war memorial cross in granite, in the manner of a roadside cross.

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