Monument record 0743100000 - Aston Clinton War Memorial
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II) 1428922: Aston Clinton War Memorial (DBC8179)
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Type and Period (2)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Constructed 1921, Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
- CELTIC CROSS (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
A Cornish granite celtic cross 4.2m high, at junction of A41 and Brook Street, commemorates 30 parishioners who died in WW1 and 11 in WW2. Constructed by Messrs Newman and Harper, builders and unveiled by Major-General J C Swann on 2 April 1921 (B1).
Further details of all war dead and photographs of the monument (B2-3).
Listed Grade II. War memorial cross, 1921, designed and built by Newman and Harper of Aylesbury. The Aston Clinton War Memorial is listed at Grade II, for the following principal reasons: - Architectural interest: a recognisable symbol of commemoration, well executed in good-quality materials; - Historic interest: a poignant reminder of the tragic impact made on local communities by the First, and then the Second, World Wars (B3).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKNIWM REF:8009.
- <2>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.
- <3>SBC24037 Digital archive: Roll of Honour. 2011. National database of Rolls of Honour.
- <4>SBC24727 Digital archive: English Heritage. 2015. National Heritage List for England: Listing Entry.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 87507 12208 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | ASTON CLINTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 7 2016 5:58PM
