Memorial

Campton - WW1 and WW2

Source: Copyright Geoff Gordon

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Current Location

Gates to recreation ground., Off Gravenhurst Road, Campton, Mid Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, SG17 5NY, England

TL 12912 37961

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Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 1904
Description: Metal gates to recreation ground with each gate hung on stone pillars, each one bering the inscriptions.
Inscription: (LEFT-HAND PILLAR): THIS RECREATION GROUND / WAS PROVIDED AS A / MEMORIAL TO THE MEN / OF THE PARISH / WHO / FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1919 / THE GROUND ITSELF / WAS GIVEN BY / SIR ALGERNON OSBORN BART. / AND THE OTHER CHARGES / MET BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / OF THE INHABITANTS OF / CAMPTON AND CHICKSANDS / OPENED BY LADY OSBORN / JULY 20TH 1920 (RIGHT-HAND PILLAR): FOR GOD / KING AND COUNTRY / (NAMES) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE" / 1939-1945 / (NAMES)

Maintenance History: 2007: Proposal to build school extension on the recreation ground.

Gate posts

Made from: Brick

Condition: At Risk

Tablets

Height: 1250MM

Width: 470MM

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good