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

TL 14354 39084

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)

Obelisk

Height: 3800 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good

Base

Width: 1420 mm

Depth: 1420 mm

Made from: Granite

Condition: Good