Leighton Buzzard War Memorial, including a pair of stone benches is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 2020. Memorial.
Leighton Buzzard War Memorial, including a pair of stone benches
- WRENN ID
- inner-garret-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 2020
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Leighton Buzzard War Memorial is a First World War memorial that includes names added after the Second World War and one name added after the Korean War. It is made of granite and is located at the top of Church Square, just outside the gate to the churchyard of the Church of All Saints, approximately 50 meters northeast of the church entrance. The memorial is set within a rectangular paved area, which was originally enclosed by railings but is now bordered on three sides by a coped brick wall, not included in the listing. On either side of the memorial are a pair of stone benches that are contemporary with it.
The exterior features a rough-hewn granite monolith set on a square, two-stepped base. A cross is inscribed on the upper section of the front face of the monolith. There are smooth panels near the base on all sides for inscriptions and names, and the upper step is also inscribed. The inscription reads: "THIS/ MONOLITH/ IS ERECTED/ IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE/ LEIGHTON BUZZARD/ MEN/ WHO FELL IN DEFENCE OF/ THEIR KING AND COUNTRY/ 1914 - 1919/ (Names)/ 1939-1945/ (Names)."
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