NHER 53135 (Structure record) - Colkirk war memorial, Church Road

March 2008. Listed Grade II.
War memorial commemorating the fallen of World War One, with one name added for World War Two. Date of erection not known. The memorial is made of stone, and consists of an obelisk surmounting a square plinth, which in turn stands on a four stepped base. The front face of the obelisk contains a wreath carved in bas relief, and an inscription which reads TO THE GLORY OF GOD IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR MEN WHO FELL IN THE WAR 1914 - 1919. Beneath this, and suspended from the cornice of the plinth, is a scroll bearing the names of the dead. At the foot of the memorial, to the front, is a flower holder, inscribed with the words LEST WE FORGET.
Information from (S1).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 13 November 2009.