NHER 67712 (Structure record) - World War One memorial, Fring

World War One memorial
Location: Docking Road, Fring
Type: Wheel-head cross
Description: The memorial is in the form of a wheel-head cross made of rough grey granite which stands approximately 2.5 metres high. There is a carved relief of a reversed Sword of Sacrifice on the front face of the cross. The cross stands atop a tapering plinth on top of a single-step base. The inscription is on the front face of the plinth in a smooth recess.
Proposed: Unknown
Designed By: Unknown
Constructed/Sculpted By: Unknown
Cost: Possibly funded by the Lord of the Manor.
Unveiled: Assumed planned and erected around 1920, when the majority of Norfolk’s war memorials were commissioned. Additional research required.
Inscription: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN HONOURED MEMORY OF/ THE MEN OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1918/ (6 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), 15 October 2024.

March 2017. 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), 15 October 2024.