Melton War Memorial
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1468103
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-2020
- List Entry Name:
- Melton War Memorial
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1468103
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jan-2020
- List Entry Name:
- Melton War Memorial
- Location Description:
- Church yard of the Church of St Andrew, Station Road, Melton, Suffolk, IP12 1PX
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Melton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM2838950598
Summary
War memorial, erected in 1920.
Reasons for Designation
Melton War Memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
Architectural interest:
* as a well-realised and accomplished design in the form of a Celtic wheel-cross.
Historic interest:
* as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the First World War.
Group value:
* with the Church of St Andrew (Grade II), the lamp standard by the churchyard gate (Grade II) and the churchyard wall, gate piers and gates (Grade II), as well as several other listed buildings.
History
The great age of memorial building was in the aftermath of the First World War with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss.
Melton War Memorial stands in the churchyard of the Church of St Andrew and commemorates 44 parishioners who died during the First World War. It was sculpted by Alexander MacDonald & Co Ltd and unveiled on 1 February 1920 by Major JEE Bowring.
Details
War memorial, erected in 1920.
MATERIALS: roughly-hewn granite, with inscriptions in lead lettering.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial comprises a Celtic wheel-cross decorated with raised roundels to the arms and centre, and stands on a tapered square plinth with a moulded top. The whole stands on a square base. There are recessed inscription panels to each side of the plinth. The main inscription to the front (south) face of the plinth reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD / AND / TO THE UNDYING MEMORY / OF / THE MEN OF THIS PARISH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / FOR/ KING AND COUNTRY / IN / 1914 - THE GREAT WAR – 1919 / "LEST WE FORGET"
The names of the 44 men who died are listed on the other three faces of the plinth.
Sources
Websites
War Memorials Register - Melton War Memorial, accessed 20 November 2019 from https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/5380
Other
East Suffolk Council, 'Melton Conservation Area: Supplementary Document' (October 2018)', p7, Melton Conservation Area Appraisal (June 2010)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 08-Jul-2026 at 18:41:31.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.