The Men of Datchet
Source: Copyright Alison Crampin
Junction of B376 and B470 on Green opposite Post Office, Horton Road, Datchet, Windsor And Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL3 9EH, England
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Sir Lional Cust (Keeper of the Queen's Pictures at Windsor Castle), Designer
Unveiled
8 May 1920
Lord Lincolnshire, the Marquis of Lincolnshire (Lord Lieutenant of Bucks)
Height: 3962 mm
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1462972
The height pertains to the memorial as a whole Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as an unusual form of a cenotaph style of war memorial with good quality carving and particularly evocative images in low relief of military hardware of the First World War. * as the work of Sir Lionel Henry Cust, an eminent art historian of the period. Group value: * with a number of Grade II listed buildings surrounding the Green.
Height: 991 mm
Width: 1448 mm
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1462972
Each face of the six sided base has these dimensions Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as an unusual form of a cenotaph style of war memorial with good quality carving and particularly evocative images in low relief of military hardware of the First World War. * as the work of Sir Lionel Henry Cust, an eminent art historian of the period. Group value: * with a number of Grade II listed buildings surrounding the Green.
Height: 610 mm
Width: 305 mm
Made from: Stone
Condition: Good
Historic England
Grade: II
List Entry: 1462972
Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as an unusual form of a cenotaph style of war memorial with good quality carving and particularly evocative images in low relief of military hardware of the First World War. * as the work of Sir Lionel Henry Cust, an eminent art historian of the period. Group value: * with a number of Grade II listed buildings surrounding the Green.