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Beccles
Town or City: Beccles
County: Suffolk
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM10304
Value of grant: £1470.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: WMT Grant Scheme
Year: 2018
UKNIWM reference number: 4944
Beccles war memorial is a small wheel cross on top of a tall tapering column. The base is a two stepped octagonal plinth. It is located at a road junction to the north-west of Beccles and District War Memorial Hospital. The memorial is grade II listed and in South Beccles Extension conservation area.
In 2018, a grant of £1470 was awarded through War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme. It supported repair and conservation works which included a combination of hand and steam cleaning, re-pointing in lime mortar and the relaying of the gravel around the base of the memorial.
The memorial was designed by the architect Mr Gerald Coswell and built by Mr H A King. The unveiling took place on 1st October 1921. It was built by the Town Council and funded by public subscriptions.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM10304
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 4944
War Memorials Online: 241550
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
