Memorial

Verwood - Memorial Recreation Ground

Tablet on entrance gate-post

Source: Parks & Gardens

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Current Location

The associated Verwood Memorial Hall (IWM 26670) is adjacent and the ground is opposite IWM 112675., Memorial Recreation Ground, Ringwood Road, Verwood, Wimborne, Dorset, BH31 7AQ, England

OS Grid Reference

SU 08777 09095

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Park / Sports field
WMR Reference Number: 26671
Description: Recreation Ground with a stone tablet on the left hand gate post at one entrance.
Inscription: On the stone tablet - Bought by public subscription for the benefit of/ the residents of Verwood and Three Legged Cross/ in memory of those who fell in the/ Great War 1914-1918/ Re-Dedicated 4.8.2014 To All Who Gave

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Sponsor Type: public
Sponsored By: Purchased by public subscription in 1920
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: The land was purchased by public subscription in 1920

Ceremonies

Rededicated: 4th August, 2014

Conservation

Custodian: Verwood Town Council

Components

Memorial

Made from: Marble

Condition: Unknown

Further Information

https://www.verwood.gov.uk/Verwood_Memorial_Recreation_Ground_33135.aspx