Memorial

Wantage War Memorial Recreation Ground

The Memorial Gates

Source: Copyright Mike Coyle

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Current Location

Plaques on the Gate Posts, Wantage Memorial Park, Manor Road, Wantage, Vale Of White Horse, Oxfordshire, OX12 8DP, England

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Type of Memorial: Park / Sports field
WMR Reference Number: 31902
Description: 15 ACRE RECREATION GROUND CONTAINING CHILDRENS PLAY AREA, BOWLS CLUB, PITCH AND PUTT. ALSO MEMORIAL GATES
Inscription: (TABLET 1) WANTAGE WAR MEMORIAL/ RECREATION GROUND/ THIS GROUND WAS PRESENTED TO THE TOWN/ BY E.B. ORMOND ESQ/ AND WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED MAY 13TH 1920/ NY MR E B ORMOND (TABLET 2) THESE GATES WERE GIVEN IN 1948/ I(N) MEM(O)RY OF (SARA)H ADKIN/ TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL GATES GIVEN BY/ JOH(N) NICH(O)LAS ARBERY/ WHICH WERE REQUISITIONED/ IN THE SE(CO)ND (W)ORLD WAR

Sponsor Type: private
Maintenance History: RECREATION GROUND IN GOOD CONDITION BUT LETTERING ON TABLETS BADLY ERODED.

Opened

13th May 1920

Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Gate posts

Made from: Brick

Condition: Good

Gates

Made from: Wrought Iron

Condition: Good

Tablets

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good