Luton Hoo War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Luton local planning authority area, England. War memorial.

Luton Hoo War Memorial

WRENN ID
over-slate-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Luton
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Source
Historic England listing

Description

A First World War memorial, dedicated in 1922.

MATERIALS: granite and bronze

DESCRIPTION: Luton Hoo War Memorial is located in Luton Hoo Memorial Park. It consists of a granite obelisk, rectangular on plan, which rises from a pedestal on a two-stepped base. The base of the obelisk has a carved frieze. The south-east face carries a bronze wreath underneath which is an incised inscription reading LUTON HOO MEMORIAL PARK/ THE SITE OF THIS PARK/ WAS PRESENTED TO/ THE BOROUGH OF LUTON/ BY/ LADY WERNHER/ LADY OF THE MANOR OF LUTON/ IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GREAT VICTORY/ OF THE ALLIES AND AS A/ MEMORIAL TO HER SON/ ALEXANDER PICOTT WERNHER/ 1ST WELSH GUARDS KILLED IN ACTION 1916/ AND TO ALL THE OTHER GALLANT MEN/ OF LUTON WHO GAVE THIER LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 TO 1918/ ERECTED 1922.

It stands within a circular grassed area enclosed by moulded granite kerbing.

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