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War Memorial

A Grade II Listed Building in Turvey, Bedford

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Latitude: 52.1628 / 52°9'46"N

Longitude: -0.6259 / 0°37'33"W

OS Eastings: 494086

OS Northings: 252505

OS Grid: SP940525

Mapcode National: GBR F07.BLK

Mapcode Global: VHFPZ.3WGW

Plus Code: 9C4X597F+4J

Entry Name: War Memorial

Listing Date: 6 August 2003

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1390554

English Heritage Legacy ID: 490481

ID on this website: 101390554

Location: Turvey, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43

County: Bedford

Civil Parish: Turvey

Built-Up Area: Turvey

Traditional County: Bedfordshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire

Church of England Parish: Turvey

Church of England Diocese: St.Albans

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Description


TURVEY

1869/0/10013 War Memorial
06-AUG-03

GV II
War Memorial. Dedicated 1919 with names added after Second World War. Granite. Square base surmounted by three stepped plinth on which raised lead lettering: 'THEIR NAME LIVETH / FOR EVERMORE / THIS CROSS IS ERECTED TO THE HONOURED / AND UNDYING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / THIS PARISH WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES / FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WARS / AD 1914-1918 / AD 1939-1945' and the names of the dead. Above this, tapered shaft of rectangular plan with scrolled foliate design carved in relief to face, capped with wheel cross with knotwork pattern to face.
SOURCES: UK National Inventory of War Memorials (Ref. 1833). Bedfordshire Time and Independent, 2 Jan 1920.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 16 January 2017.

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