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    Memorial

    Great Barford - Memorial Hall

    Great barford 14-19

    Source: Copyright Graham Thorpe

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    Current Location

    Great Barford Village Hall, Fishers Close, off Green End Road, Great Barford, North Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, MK44 3JL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TL 12531 52677

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    Type of Memorial
    Hall / Institute
    WMR Reference Number
    1818
    Description
    Brick-built Hall with three incised dedicatory tablets set into an outside wall.
    Inscription
    Tablet 1 : THIS HALL / WAS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO MADE THE SUPREME / SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 1919 / THEY ANSWERED BRAVELY TO THEIR COUNTRIES CALL. / IN HEALTH AND YOUTH THEY GAVE THEIR ALL Tablet 2 : 1939 - 1945 / (NAMES) Tablet 3 : SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF / (16 NAMES) / R . I . P
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    16
    Died
    16
    Information shown
    Forename initials, surname
    Order of names
    Surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    8
    Died
    8
    Information shown
    Surname
    Maintenance History
    Date unknown : The original hall was sold to the local garage. The tablets were removed and set into the wall of the new hall.

    Previous Location(s)

    • Great Barford Institute Hall, Great Barford, North Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England

      Reason for move

      Building was sold and the tablets were transferred to the new Village Hall.

    Components

    Tablets

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Hall

    Made from: Brick


    Condition: Good