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    Memorial

    Shefford Obelisk

    S&B Blyth 1992

    Source: Copyright S&B Blyth 1992

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    Current Location

    Outside St Michael's and All Angels CHurch, High Street, Shefford, Mid Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, SG17 5DD, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 14354 39084

    Denomination

    Church of England

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    Type of Memorial
    Obelisk
    WMR Reference Number
    1780
    Description
    Grey granite obelisk on plinth with inscriptions and three-stepped inscripted base. WW1 names on all four faces, WW2 below on Front, Right and Left
    Inscription
    Front Face (facing road) To the Glory of God/in/Memory of/The Following Men/who Left Their Homes/and Died in the Cause/of Right and Liberty/in the Great War/1914-1919/ (Names)/ 1939- 1945/ Names) Right Face: 1914-8 / (Names)/ 1939-1945 (Names) Left Face (NAMES)/ Names/ 1939-1945 / (Names) Rear Face: (Names)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    77
    Died
    77
    Information shown
    Surname, Initials
    Order of names
    surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    25
    Died
    25
    Information shown
    Surname, Initials
    Order of names
    Surname
    Costs
    £211

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    13th November 1921

    Dedicated

    13th November 1921

    Components

    Obelisk

    Height: 3800 mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good


    Base

    Width: 1420 mm

    Depth: 1420 mm


    Made from: Granite


    Condition: Good