Memorial

Gerrards Cross Community Association And Memorial Centre

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Current Location

Gerrards Cross Memorial Centre., 8, East Common, Gerrards Cross, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire, SL9 7AD, England

TQ 00400 88100

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Type of Memorial: Other structure
WMR Reference Number: 8282
Description: Three-story white building with slanted roof and side extensions. Parking lot in front; chimney stacks on each side.
Inscription: IN LOYALTY TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE /WAR OF 1939-45 THIS CENTRE IS DEDICATED TO THE FOSTERING AND/ FURTHERANCE IN GOOD FELLOWSHIP OF ALL ARTS AND EXERCISES/ HEALTHFUL AND ENRICHING TO BODY AND MIND, TO THE END THAT BY/ THE GRACE OF ALMIGHTY GOD WE THE LIVING MAY TOGETHER CULTIVATE/ IN A SPIRIT OF TRUE COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERITAGE PRESERVED/ FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN AT SO GREAT AND SACRED A COST. (EXACT LINE SPACING NOT KNOWN)

Unveiled

06 November 1949

Eric Colston, Chairman of the Community Centre & Parish Council.

Dedicated

6,November 1949

Rev. John Pain, vicar of Parish Church of St. James, Gerrards Cross