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Grundisburgh

Grundisburgh war memorial is a stone cenotaph located within a designated area which is accessed by three steps and surrounded by hedges in St Mary’s Churchyard, The Green. In a traditional cenotaph design, there is a wreath carved in relief above the names on the front of the memorial; the memorial commemorates those killed in World Wars I and II with both name and regiment detailed.

In 2009, War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £720 for repair works to the cement rendered base, steps and wall. The cement was cracking and falling away from these areas and exposing the brick base underneath. Therefore the project was to remove this failing render and to prepare the surfaces and re-render.

The memorial was designed by Ipswich based architect Mr E. T. Johns and built by Mr John Noller. The memorial cost £278 and was funded by public subscription by 188 villagers. The memorial was dedicated on 22nd August 1920; the unveiling for the Second World War names was on 7th November 1948.

The general inscriptions on the memorial read:
“To the memory of those
men of Grundisburgh who
laid down their lives
fighting in the cause of
righteousness and for
their King and country
in the Great War 1914-1918”

“Greater love hath no man than
this that a man lay down his
life for his friends”

“And
in the World War 1939-1945”

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM3687
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 5326

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

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