Linslade War Memorial

First World War memorial, erected 1920, with Second World War additions. It was re-erected in its current location in Linslade Memorial Gardens in 1948.

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: the war memorial takes the form of a Latin cross mounted on a tall shaft which tapers in octagonal section from an octagonal plinth placed upon a three-stepped octagonal base. The whole stands on a deep, single-stepped, octagonal sub-base which was probably designed to be used as bench seating.

The dedications are inscribed on the plinth and the risers of the three-stepped base. The top step bears the inscription 'TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF LINSLADE WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR' while the plinth above contains the date '1914 / 1918' along with the names of the 41 local servicemen who died during the First Wold War. The middle step is inscribed with the date '1939 - 1945' and, with the bottom step, bears the names of the 20 local servicemen who died during the Second World War. The rear of the memorial bears the inscription 'MAY THEY REST / IN PEACE / AND AWAKE TO / A JOYFUL / RESURRECTION'.