Building record 0712200000 - Flackwell Heath War Memorial
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1425593: Flackwell Heath War Memorial (DBC8163)
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Type and Period (2)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Constructed 1921, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- OBELISK (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
War memorial comprising a 2.74m Portland stone obelisk on a granite base unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Bucks in May 1921 to commemorate those killed in WW1. Later the names of those killed in WW2 were added. Architect - T Thurlow; Builder - H T Dickens. Chepping Wycombe Parish Council are responsible for the memorial (B1).
The Bucks Remembers web site records only the WW1 names (B2).
Grade II. Located in a prominent position in the village, Flackwell Heath war memorial is a modest but dignified memorial to the fallen of two World Wars from this community. The design, by a local architect, is of an unusual form and is accomplished and well-realised. It is, therefore, of sufficient quality and historic importance to be of special interest in the national context and merits inclusion on the list at Grade II. The surrounding chain link fence and pillars, although a later addition, are wholly appropriate and are included in the listing (B3).
Sources (3)
- <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKNIWM Ref: 8306.
- <2>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.
- <3>SBC24559 Digital archive: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England: Listing Entry.
Location
Grid reference | SU 89590 89957 (point) |
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Civil Parish | CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 24 2017 6:05PM