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The Grade II listed war memorial in the Suffolk market town of Sudbury is a tall ashlar Portland stone cross on a three-stepped octagonal plinth on a base. There is a down-pointing bronze sword on the cross. On the plinths are bronze plaques bearing the names of the fallen of both world wars as well as dedications. The memorial stands on St Gregory’s Street, near St Gregory’s Church. It is surrounded by a paved area and a low hedge.

In June 2004, War Memorials Trust made a grant of £250 to clean the memorial.

In 2018, War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme, supported by Hopkins Homes, gave a grant of £3,290 towards conservation works to the memorial. Stonework was steam cleaned using DOFF. Damaged areas of stone were carefully cut out and new stone was indented to match existing stone type and attached using lime mortar and stainless steel pins. The memorial’s construction joints were re-pointed using an appropriate lime mortar. The bronze plaques were steam cleaned using DOFF and non-ferrous domed caps were used to re-attach them to the memorial to avoid theft and prevent the rusting and damaged caused by ferrous metal fixings.

The four dedicatory plaques on the memorial read

Our dead
through whom
we live

To the glory of God
and in proud and grateful
memory of the men of
Sudbury who fell in the
Great War 1914 - 1918
World War 1939 – 1945

N. Ireland 1988
Howard J.R.

1914 - 1918
Killed by bombs dropped from an enemy airship
Sudbury 31st March 1916
Ellen Ambrose           John Edward Smith
Thomas Ambrose       Ellen Wheeler
            Valentine Wilson

The memorial was built in 1920 by F J Lindley to the designs of Sir Reginald Blomfield and was unveiled on 2nd October 1921 by Lt Col H M Lawrence and dedicated by the bishop of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich. It was moved to its present position from the top of North Street in the mid 1960s.

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM1475
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 4497

The memorial is listed building number 486742

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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