Memorial

Stony Stratford

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Current Location

The memorial is located on Horsefair Green where Calverton Road meets Silver Street., Calverton Road, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK11 1JP, England

OS Grid Reference

SP 78801 40186

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 8165
Description: Crosslet cross on a battered pillar, surmounting two pedestals on a four-stepped base. There are name plaques on the 6 o'clock, and 12 o'clock faces of the two pedestals. There is a sword of sacrifice on the 6 o'clock face of the cross. The memorial is located in a garden. The entrance to the garden has metal gates with stone pillars, and walls. The other three sides of the garden have posts with spiked chain linking.
Inscription: 6 o'clock face upper pedestal: (Names) 6 o'clock face lower pedestal: TO THE GLORY / OF GOD / IN GRATEFUL MEMORY / OF THOSE OF THIS TOWN / WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1918 12 o'clock face upper pedestal: (Names) 12 o'clock face lower pedestal: ALSO / IN MEMORY OF / (Names) / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR / 1939 - 1945

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 92
Died: 92
Information shown: Forename initial(s), surname.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 18
Died: 18
Information shown: Forename initial(s), surname.

History

Maker(s): Mr. C. G. Hare of London, Architect
Messrs. Woodbridge & Simpson of Oxford, Builder

Ceremonies

Unveiled: Lord Cottesloe

Conservation

Components

Cross

Made from: Stone - Portland

Condition: Good

Pillar

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Stony Stratford

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Stony Stratford

Current Location

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Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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