Lowestoft

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Reference WMO/147587

Address:

Royal Terrace

Seafront

Lowestoft

NR33 0AG

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Obelisk
Materials:
  • Stone Granite
  • Stone Slate
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Standing in the paved area between Royal Terrace, East Pavillion and the seafront.A granite block obelisk upon a square plinth, surrounded by railings and with a flagstaff at each corner. The 1990s photograph shows no railings - these must have been added or restored later The memorial commemorates those who died in WW1 and WW2, with an additional slate tablet by the RAFA commemorating those members of the RAF and other services who made the supreme sacrifice in 1940. Ther are no names on the memorial, the names being listed on a roll of honour which lies beneath the stone.
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(Front, west face) TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THIS TOWN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1919 AND THE SECOND GREAT WAR 1939-1945. (South face) 'LEST WE FORGET' THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY THEIR GRATEFUL TOWNSMEN. (East face) PRO PATRIA. A ROLL OF HONOUR BEARING THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE LIES BENEATH THIS STONE. (North face) THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET LORD WEBSTER WEMYSS, GCB, CMG, MVO. 11TH AUGUST 1921. (Additionally, on the south face: the RAFA memorial) 1940 1990 TO THE HONOUR AND GLORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE WHO DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1940, TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF OTHER SERVICES MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE MAY THEIR COURAGE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM BE REMEMBERED ALWAYS. DEDICATED BY THE LOWESTOFT BRANCH OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION. SEPTEMBER 1990.

There are no names on the memorial.

Grade II (England)

1458627

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