Peace Memorial - Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, UK
N 52° 11.484 W 001° 42.152
30U E 588689 N 5783120
Peace Memorial, Bancroft Gardens, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire.
Waymark Code: WM68PY
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/24/2009
Views: 10
Designed by two local school children.
Erected by Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council.
Commemorates 50 Years of Peace between the Nations of Western Europe 1945-1995.
Recently moved to it's new position as the Bancroft Gardens have had a make-over, and a new canal bridge added close by.
Text on Monument/Memorial Sign or Plaque:
Front:
Peace I Give To You.
Rear:
This monument erected by Stratford-upon-Avon Town Council, Commemorates 50 Years of Peace between the Nations of Western Europe 1945-1995.
Designed by Naomi Hamer and Trevor Brown, pupils of Stratford-upon-Avon High School.
Dedicated by the Bishop of Coventry the Rt Rev Simon Barrington-Ward, on the 6th May 1995 in the presence of young people from Europe.
Sculpture by Horton Quarries Ltd.
Website about the Peace Monument/Memorial: Not listed
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