Memorial

Great Barford - Memorial Hall

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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

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

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.

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.