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Latitude: 52.3051 / 52°18'18"N
Longitude: 1.0437 / 1°2'37"E
OS Eastings: 607606
OS Northings: 271805
OS Grid: TM076718
Mapcode National: GBR TJN.DP7
Mapcode Global: VHL9L.1BM8
Plus Code: 9F43824V+2F
Entry Name: Gislingham War Memorial
Listing Date: 1 June 2016
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1435181
ID on this website: 101435181
Location: St Mary's Church, Gislingham, Mid Suffolk, IP23
County: Suffolk
District: Mid Suffolk
Civil Parish: Gislingham
Built-Up Area: Gislingham
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Church of England Parish: Gislingham St Mary the Virgin
Church of England Diocese: St.Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Tagged with: Memorial
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: Limestone.
DESCRIPTION: Gislingham War Memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed), to the north-west of the church tower. The memorial is composed of a three-stepped base, tall plinth, and a wheel-head cross. Crossed flags are carved in low relief to the front face of centre of the wheel-head. The inscriptions are incised and painted black.
The First World War dedication is located on the front face of the plinth and reads IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN/ THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 TO 1918 / (17 NAMES). On the top step below this is an inscription which reads GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT/ A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS.
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, 13 January 2017.
Gislingham War Memorial was erected by Messrs Corley and Sons and unveiled on 2 May 1920 by Brigadier General Lord Playfair CVO. It commemorates the 17 local men who fell during the First World War with one name for the Second World War being added at a later date. In 2014 the war memorial was cleaned with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
Gislingham War Memorial, which stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on this local community, and the sacrifice it has made in the conflicts of the C20;
* Group value: with the Church of St Mary (Grade I-listed).
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