Memorial

Long Marston

Long Marston war memorial

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Current Location

Village Green, Station Road, Long Marston, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, HP23 4QS, England

SP 89600 15716

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Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 1163
Description: Three stepped base surmounted by plinth, tapered shaft and celtic cross. Dedication and names in leaded lettering on the front face of the plinth and top step. Memorial has been carved from a single slab of granite. Cross stands on a raised area of ground with three steps leading up to the memorial itself. Low chain link and post fence placed around the boundary of the memorial.
Inscription: Plinth: IN MEMORY OF/ THE GALLANT MEN/ OF THIS VILLAGE WHO FOUGHT AND FELL IN/ THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ (Names)/ THEY DID THEIR DUTY FOR KING AND COUNTRY./ Top step: 1939-1945 / (Name)

Maker(s): Messrs Newman and Harper, Builder
Messrs. Jas Chandler, Manufacturer
Costs: c £400 0s 0d
Sponsor Type: public
Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information: Public subscription
Maintenance History: 2006: The custodians of the memorial applied for funding to repair the memorial through the English Heritage/Wolfson Foundation War Memorial Grant Scheme Work included cleaning, repair and re-pointing the stonework and refurbishing the chains.

Unveiled

07 August 1921

Lord Rothschild