Memorial

Sandy Tablets

S&B Blythe 1992

Source: Copyright S&B Blythe 1992

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Current Location

St Swithun's Church, School Ln, Sandy, Mid Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, SG19 1AQ, England

TL 17394 49068

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 1777
Description: Three stone tablets either side and below 2-light window. Castellated top backboards.
Inscription: 1914-1918 THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 / THIS WINDOW ERECTED BY THE PARISHIONERS OF SANDY / IN THE FAITH OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST / IN GRATITUDE TO ALMIGHTY GOD, THE GIVER OF VICTORY / AND IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF ALL FROM THIS PARISH / HELPED TO SECURE FOR US THE PRICELESS HERITAGE OF OF LIBERTY ETERNAL HONOUR GIVE TO THOSE WHO DIED / IN THAT FULL SPLENDOUR OF HEROIC PRIDE / THAT WE MIGHT LIVE / THEIR NAMES ARE HERE RECORDED

Maker(s): Messrs G Maile & Son LTD, Manufacturer
Mr Percy C Haydon Bacon, Artist

Unveiled

9th January 1921

Duke of Berdford

Dedicated

9th January 1921

Backboard

Height: 2100 mm

Width: 900 mm

Made from: Marble - Pink

Condition: Good

Tablets

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Window

Made from: Glass

Condition: Good