I turned off. The estate itself is tranquil and transforms dramatically and beautifully with the seasons. I parked the car close to the refectory and crossed the grass to the war memorial, which is situated just off the road through the estate, close to the visitor's entrance to the house. The memorial consists of a large stone cross sitting on a stepped base and surrounded by a chain. The names of the fallen from both world wars are etched onto the base.
Some family names occur more than once.
I began to take photographs of both the cross and the names. Listen to an account of Gallipoli by a soldier who describes the youth and comradeship of the troops. My next stop was York Cottage, now used as the estate office. Previously this small but imposing building served as home to King George V who, after the death of his father, Edward VII, refused to move his mother out of Sandringham House, choosing to live in the cottage until her death. Here most of the royal children were born.