War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 2003. War memorial.
War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- upper-ledge-bittern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 August 2003
- Type
- War memorial
- Address
- War Memorial, Turvey
- OS grid reference
- SP 940 525
- Coordinates
- 52.16281, -0.6259
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The War Memorial in Turvey was dedicated in 1919, with additional names added after the Second World War. It is made of granite and features a square base topped by a three-stepped plinth. On the plinth, there is raised lead lettering that reads: "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," along with the names of the deceased. Above the plinth, there is a tapered shaft with a rectangular plan, which has a scrolled foliate design carved in relief on the front. The memorial is capped with a wheel cross that features a knotwork pattern on its face.
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