Oxhey Memorial Cross
Source: Copyright Stephen Danzig
Situated in a small enclose on a small bend on Watford Heath. It is located on the south side of the park., Watford Heath, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4EU, England
TQ 11892 94529
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Stephen Cook, Builder
Ian Mackay, Designer
P Brant and Sons of Bushey, Writer
Dedicated
8 May 1994
Rev John Orme, Vicar of Oxhey; the Hon Queen's Chaplain, the Rev Stuart Hynd of St John's Church
St. Matthew's Parish Church, St Matthews Cl, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4ST, England
TQ 11759 95312
1951
The memorial collapsed in 1951. The Oxhey Village Environmental Group then set about restoring the cross to Watford Heath in 1994.
Watford Heath, Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD19 4EU, England
TQ 11892 94529
1920
The original wooden cross was only a "temporary" Cross of World War 1 that was relegated to Watford Heath. In 1920 a permanent War Memorial was erected at St. Matthew's Parish Church to replace the old wooden cross.
Made from: Wood
Condition: Good
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good