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Latitude: 52.2708 / 52°16'14"N
Longitude: 1.4505 / 1°27'1"E
OS Eastings: 635514
OS Northings: 269236
OS Grid: TM355692
Mapcode National: GBR XPK.MJL
Mapcode Global: VHM7G.3651
Plus Code: 9F437FC2+86
Entry Name: Peasenhall War Memorial
Listing Date: 28 August 2018
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1458645
ID on this website: 101458645
Location: Peasenhall, East Suffolk, IP17
County: Suffolk
District: East Suffolk
Civil Parish: Peasenhall
Built-Up Area: Peasenhall
Traditional County: Suffolk
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Suffolk
Tagged with: War memorial
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
First World War memorial, 1921, with later additions for the Second World War.
MATERIALS: granite.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands outside the churchyard to the north of the Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II*) and close to Centre House, Stuart House and The Church House (Grade II).
The memorial comprises a plain wheel-head cross on a tall pedestal with a single-stepped base. It is carved from grey granite and stands approximately 3.3m high. The main inscription in raised lettering on a bronze panel on the south face of the pedestal reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN/ HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN/ CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918./ (24 NAMES). A further bronze panel beneath the main inscription bears two further names.
An additional inscription in raised leaded lettering on the base of the memorial reads 1939 1945/ (5 NAMES).
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 Peasenhall as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
The memorial was unveiled on Sunday 26 June 1921 by Lieutenant-Colonel FW Turner.
The names of those parishioners who fell during the Second World War were subsequently added to the memorial.
Peasenhall War Memorial, which stands just outside the churchyard to the north of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, 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 sacrifices it has made in the conflicts of the C20.
Architectural interest:
* as a simple but elegant granite wheel-head cross.
Group value:
* with the Church of St Michael and All Angels (Grade II*) and Centre House, Stuart House and The Church House (Grade II).
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