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    Memorial

    Dunchurch - WW2 Bus Shelter

    Dunchurch - Bus Shelter - WW2 (1)

    Source: Copyright David Austin

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    Current Location

    Junction of School St. with Coventry Rd., Village Bus Shelter., The Green, facing The Square, Dunchurch, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6NX, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SP 48431 71262

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    Type of Memorial
    Shelter
    WMR Reference Number
    55343
    Description
    Bus shelter made of rustic ash poles with a wain-edge elm board and a roof of home-grown fir thatched with reeds. The shelter is enclosed on three sides and contains a dedicatory bronze plaque with raised lettering.
    Inscription
    THIS / BUS SHELTER / IS A / WAR MEMORIAL / DONATED BY / ALDERMAN A.L. ADKINSON J.P. / OPENED 14.12.1949. / BY COLONEL W.BIGWOOD / FOR / THE PEOPLE OF DUNCHURCH / RE-DEDICATED DECEMBER 2009
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • LOCAL CRAFTSMAN, Designer

    • LOCAL CRAFTSMAN, Builder

    Sponsor Type
    private
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    Paid for by money left in the will of Major H. S. Cayzer.
    Maintenance History
    November 2007: Shelter awarded Grade II listed status. 2007: Changes to the design of the shelter are currently being considered.

    Ceremonies

    Opened

    14 December 1949

    Colonel W. Bigwood, Local Clergy, Dignitaries.

    Unveiled

    13th December 2009

    Rededicated

    13th December 2009

    Components

    Shelter

    Made from: Wood - Ash


    Condition: Good


    Roof


    Condition: Good


    Plaque

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Unknown


    • Council or Committee Minutes 21 July 1949
    • Other website http://www1.freewebs.com/dunchurchcuttings/index%20bus%20shelter.htm
    • Council or Committee Minutes 31 October 1949
    • Our Blog http://ukniwm.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/war-memorial-bus-shelter-becomes-listed-building/
    • Rugby Advertiser 16 December 1949
    • Council or Committee Minutes 30 January 1950
    • Rugby Advertiser 29 June 1954
    • Metro 19 November 2007
    • Listing Description ID 504249