War Memorial, Letchworth, Herts, UK
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bill&ben
N 51° 58.778 W 000° 13.737
30U E 690302 N 5762399
A stone cross war memorial in Station Place, Letchworth
Waymark Code: WM9D32
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/03/2010
Views: 2
A large stone cross atop two square plinths. The upper, smaller, plinth bears the date MCMXXI. The lower plinth has the names of the fallen on three sides and an inscription on the front side. The inscription reads
THIS CROSS AND
THE CENTRAL WARDS
OF THE HOSPITAL
ARE ERECTED IN
GRATEFUL REMEM-
BRANCE OF THE MEN
OF THIS TOWN
WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES IN THE GREAT
WAR 1914-1918
The memorial was unveiled on the 11th December 1921 by Viscount Hampden. The architect was Onslow Whiting.
The memorial sits on a three stage flagged platform within a garden of remembrance bordered by a yew hedge on three sides. Set within the rear hedge is the World War 2 memorial. The WW2 memorial consists of three bronze plaques containing the names of the fallen, mounted in a stone frame bearing the inscription
FOR HONOUR FOR LIBERTY FOR RIGHT
SHALL THESE HAVE DIED IN VAIN
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 12/11/1921
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Unknown
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Physical Address of Monument:
Station Place
Letchworth, Herts UK
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