NHER 67675 (Structure record) - Gaywood War Memorial Clock Tower

World War One memorial with World War Two additions
Location: Lynn Road, King’s Lynn
Type: Clock Tower
Description: The memorial is in the form of a clock tower in the late Renaissance style. It has a square plan and is constructed of Weldon stone and Carrstone. The tower stands beneath an English oak stage and a cedar roof. The tower itself has an ashlar base with “three tiers of Carrstone panels on each face.” (S2) The stage holds a white clock face. There is a wooden door in the south side of the tower. The cedar roof has horizontal boarding and forms a square spire. The roof is topped by a “leaded ball finial” (S2). There is a granite slab on the north side with the names of the WW1 fallen and a panel on the east side for the WW2 fallen. The memorial originally stood at the convergence of Lynn, Wootton, and Gayton Roads on the circular steps that formed a mini roundabout. The clock tower was moved as early as 1965 and placed in the current position in 1989/90.
Proposed: Unknown
Designed By: J.L. Carnell ARIBA
Constructed/Sculpted By: Constructed in 1920 in J. Medwell and Sons
Cost: The tower cost £500 and the clocks £200
Unveiled: Sunday 6th March 1921 by Admiral Sir Reginal Constance
Inscription: IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN
THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-18/ (27 NAMES). The second plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO DIED THROUGH ENEMY ACTION TO PRESERVE FREEDOM AND JUSTICE DURING THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (25 NAMES)
Information from Listing Description (S1) and Historic England Advice Report (S2).
See War Memorials On-line (S3) for images and the War Memorials Register (S4) for images, names and additional details.
A. Henderson (HES), 24 August 2024

October 2015. Listed. Grade II.
Details as summarized above.
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
See Historic England Advice Report (S2) for further details.
See also War Memorials On-line (S3) and War Memorials Register (S4).
A. Henderson (HES), 21 August 2024.