Memorial

Montgomeryshire County Memorial

Source: Peter Alhadeff

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Current Location

Summit of Montgomery Town Hill, Montgomery, Montgomeryshire, Powys, SA9 1GA, Wales

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SO 21600 95713

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Pillar / Column
WMR Reference Number: 17435
Description: VERY TALL CLASSICAL COLUMN ON SQUARE PLINTH
Inscription: North west face:TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE BRAVE MEN OF/ MONTGOMERYSHIRE/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ South-west face: ALSO IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM/ THIS COUNTY/ WHO GAVE THEIR /LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. (These inscriptions are repeated in Welsh, not given) Notice: MONTGOMERYSHIRE COUNTY/ WAR MEMORIAL./ BUILT WITH PORTLAND STONE./ ERECTED IN 1923/ STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN 1990s/ REPAIRS CARRIED OUT IN 2002./ PAID FOR BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ AND HERITAGE LOTTERY GRANT/ DONATIONS FOR FUTURE UPKEEP/ WELCOME AND ACCEPTED AT/ MONTGOMERY POST OFFICE/ REDEDICATED 5th OCTOBER / 2002

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

War: Second World War (1939-1945)

History

Maker(s): George Hubbard FSA, FRIBA, Architect
Costs: c£2,500
Sponsor Type: public
Maintenance History: 1920 the architect had originally presented a design for a memorial in the form of a classical temple.30 March 1983 Listed Grade II. FIELD WORK REPORT (1999) IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY REPORT OF 1997 WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SERIOUS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS MONUMENT, AND QUOTES A FIGURE OF £75,000 FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. Repairs carried out in 2002.

Ceremonies

Rededicated

5 Oct. 2002

UNKNOWN

Unveiled

23 April 1923

LORD LIEUTENANT OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE

Dedicated

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Montgomeryshire County Memorial

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Montgomeryshire County Memorial

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Memorial Details

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