Monument record 0719800000 - Site of former memorial hall, Vicarage Road, Pitstone
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (3)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- PLAQUE (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- VILLAGE HALL (Built 1922, 20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Site of former memorial hall which was unveiled on 27 May 1922 by local dignitaries. It was located opposite the recreation ground in Vicarage Road. Sponsorship for the project was raised by public subscription and by Albert Wellington, 3rd Earl of Brownlow, in memory of the Pitstone residents who lost their lives in WW1. The cost of the hall was £739 4s 10d. The hall was replaced in 1974 by a brick built Memorial Hall alongside the recreational ground.
The original hall contained two brass plaques. These were later moved to the new Memorial Hall in 1974. Plaque one was dedicated to the memory of the local war dead killed in action during WW1. Plaque two was dedicated to local people who lost their lives serving in WW2 (B1).
Photpgraphs of the plaques and further details of the war dead (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKIWM ref: 8046.
- <2>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 93628 15638 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | PITSTONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 22 2012 7:12PM
