Monument record 0667500000 - Wingrave Cross Roads
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (3)
- BUS SHELTER (Modern - 1944 AD to 1944 AD)
- WAR MEMORIAL (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
- COMMEMORATIVE STONE (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Bus shelter built for President Benes of Czechoslovakia in 1944-45. He spent the war at Aston Abbots manor House ('The Abbey') and was distressed by seeing people waiting in the rain for a bus (B1).
The bus shelter was built with £150 donated by President Benes in September 1943 and officially opened in April 1944. A commemorative plaque recording the donation was put up in 1992 (B2).
Thanksgiving memorial gifted by President Benes of Czechoslovakia to thank the people of Aston Abbot and Windgrave. The president and his cabinet were in exile here during WW2. Shelter constructed of brick with tiled roof, central door with windows either side. Dedicatory stone tablet placed inside the shelter. See also book, Lucas, John, Curiosities in Buckinghamshire. In good condition. Located at the crossroads with the A418 (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC19290 Unpublished document: Elliott Viney. 1995. Letter from Viney E to Farley M (extract).
- <2>SBC22544 Bibliographic reference: Neil Rees. 2005. The Czech Connection: The Czechoslovak Government in Exile in London and Buckinghamshire.. Captions to plates 131-2.
- <3>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKNIWM Ref: 12866.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 85748 19636 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WINGRAVE WITH ROWSHAM, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Aug 17 2012 9:21AM
