Ashdon War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 2017.
Ashdon War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- unlit-doorway-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 2017
- Address
- Ashdon War Memorial, Village Green, Church Hill, Essex, CB10 2HT
- OS grid reference
- TL 587 422
- Coordinates
- 52.05551, 0.31398
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ashdon War Memorial is a significant structure located in a garden on the village green of Ashdon. It is made of Portland stone and features bronze plaques along with concrete steps. The memorial stands on a wide base that consists of three shallow concrete steps.
On the front of the memorial, there is a bronze plaque that reads, "TO THE MEN OF ASHDON WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES)." The rear of the memorial features an engraved quotation from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress, which states, "AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED/ FOR THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE." Additionally, there is a side plaque dedicated to those who died in the Second World War, inscribed with "TO THOSE WHO DIED/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES)."
Beneath the main memorial, a Portland stone plaque has been added to commemorate Elizabeth Everitt.
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