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    Memorial

    Goffs Oak Cenotaph - WW1 and WW2

    Goffs Oak Cenotaph - WW1 and WW2

    Source: Copyright Jenny Hammond

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    Current Location

    B156 junction with Goffs Lane and Newgate Street Road., Cuffley Hill B156, Goffs Oak, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, EN7 5ET, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 32264 03010

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    1127
    Description
    Cenotaph on square plinth. Inscription carved in relief on pedimented stone outset from plinth. A carved laurel wreath surmounts inscription at top of plinth. WW1 names are on alternate faces of plinth. WW2 names are on a tablet mounted on cenotaph.
    Inscription
    6 O'Clock face, Cenotaph: 1914 / 1918 / 6 O'Clock face, Plinth: IN / MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / GOFFS OAK / WHO / LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES / IN THE / GREAT WAR 3, 9 and 12 O'Clock faces, Plinth: (WW1 Names) Rear of cenotaph: 1939 - 1945/ (Names) 12 O'Clock face, Tablet: (WW2 Names) 12 O'Clock face, Plinth: (WW1 Names) 3 O'Clock face, Plinth: (WW1 Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    32
    Died
    32
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    3
    Died
    3
    Information shown
    surname,forename
    Order of names
    surname
    Maker(s)
    • J W HANCHETT, Mason

    • T Llewelyn Daniel, Architect

    • Raymond E Daniel, Architect

    Maintenance History
    2008: work carried out to repair cracks and generally clean the memorial.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    18th December 1920

    ADMIRAL SIR HEDWORTH MEUX G.C.B. K.C.V.O.

    Custodian
    Broxbourne Borough Council Cemeteries Department

    Components

    Names

    Names listed on this memorial

    • George Sexton

    • Alfred Shambrook

    • John Shambrook

    • Arthur G Smith

    • Frederick Starkey

    • Frederick Taylor

    • William E Uglow

    • Arthur H Walters

    • Reuben J Wells

    • Charles Wilkinson

    • Thomas Birt

    • Daniel Bittern

    • Sidney Bloomfield

    • Albert Bromley

    • Frederick Burgess

    Cenotaph

    Height: 16ft


    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1486488

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * it is an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * it is an impressive monument of finely dressed Portland stone in the form of a cenotaph, sited prominently in the centre of the village.

    Plinth


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1486488

    Historic interest: * it is an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifice it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * it is an impressive monument of finely dressed Portland stone in the form of a cenotaph, sited prominently in the centre of the village.

    • Source: Image Library Published:BROXBOURNE PRESS APRIL 1982
    • Other website http://www.lowewood.com
    • Hertfordshire Mercury 25th December 1920
    • Published:Borough of Broxbourne 2010
    • "Goffs Oak War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1486488. Accessed 30 June 2024.