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    Memorial

    Measham Garden of Remembrance

    Source: Copyright Jane Knight

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    Current Location

    Opposite St. Charles Croft, Garden of Remembrance, Bosworth Road, Measham, North West Leicestershire, Leicestershire, DE12 7LQ, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 33730 12058

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    Type of Memorial
    Garden
    WMR Reference Number
    14834
    Description
    Garden incorporating a Portland stone cross (recorded separately as memorial number 14833) at the entrance. The cross is surrounded by 54 trees, each marking one fallen soldier. The WW1 fallen are commemorated by 44 lime trees, and the WW2 fallen by 10 almond trees. The garden also features two tennis courts, a bowling green and a recreation ground. There is also an associated landscape-orientated plaque mounted on a low, angle-faced stone.
    Inscription
    Plaque : GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE / DEDICATED TO FALLEN SERVICEMEN / OF TWO WORLD WARS / 44 LIME TREES 1914-18 WAR / 10 ALMOND TREES 1939-45 WAR
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • Mr Harry Swanwick, Coalville , Designer

    • Messrs Bottrill and Sons, Ravenstone (responsible for the shrubberies), Creator

    Sponsor Type
    public

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    21st. May 1921

    Countess of Loudoun

    Dedicated

    21st. May 1921

    Ministers of all religions represented in Measham

    Components

    Garden

    Made from: Plant Material


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Report a Concern

    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    255461

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    Help update these details if the condition is wrongWar Memorials Register Logo
    • Parish records 1926 - 1952 Burton Chronicle, 20-May-1920, 26-May-1921
    • Leicestershire and Rutland Gardens Trust website: https://www.lrgt.org/places/measham-memorial-garden/