Monument record 0724500000 - St James Church, High Street, Great Horwood.

Summary

A roadside shrine set into the exterior wall of the churchyard to commemorate local people who served and died in action in WW1 (1914-1918).

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Type and Period (3)

  • WALL MONUMENT (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
  • SHRINE (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
  • WAR MEMORIAL (20th Century - 1900 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

A roadside shrine set into the exterior wall of the churchyard. Constructed on Portland stone and is in good condition. Commemorates 78 local people, including 11 war dead, who served in WW1 (B1).
Photographs of monument and details of those who went to war and those who died (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKIWM ref: 8075.
  • <2>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.

Location

Grid reference SP 77081 31182 (point)
Civil Parish GREAT HORWOOD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Dec 29 2015 12:21PM

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