Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Gate
- District
- Kings Lynn And West Norfolk
- Town
- Gayton
- County
- Norfolk
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 11th July 1920
Attended by: LT COL GRAHAM WOODWARK - Dedicated
Date: 11th July 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 19822
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Current location
St Nicholas Church
Lynn Road
Gayton
Kings Lynn And West Norfolk
Norfolk
PE32 1PF
England
OS Grid Ref: TF 73012 19292
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Lych gate with carved oak facia surmounted by crosses front and back. Names carved and painted on oak shield in centre.
- Inscription
- Shield: Names of the fallen/ (Names)/ 1939 - 1945/ (Names) Above gate: GOD IS OUR HOPE (there is an inscription across the arch below this but unreadable on image)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Names on memorial
- Angell, Ernest
Bland, Arthur
Cullum, Ralph
Dunthorne, Geoffrey
Gage, Henry
Griffin, George
Hogger, George
Howard, Clifford
Hunter, James
Lewis, Frank
See details for all 23 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 20
Served and returned: 0
Died: 20
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: surname, forename - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 3
Served and returned: 0
Died: 3
Exact count: yes
Information shown: forename, surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Gate
Measurements: depth 2180MM, height 3600MM, width 4318MM
Materials: Wood - Oak
- Gate
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Gayton Lych Gate Memorial
- WMO ID: 104218
- Condition: Good [last updated on 13-09-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 1920
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