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
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
MATERIALS: Portland stone memorial, bronze plaques and concrete steps.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial in the village of Ashdon stands within a garden on the village green. It consists of a Portland stone flag base. It is set on a wide base of three shallow concrete steps. The memorial carries two bronze plaques, one on the front and one on the side, as well as an engraved quotation on the rear face.
The dedication on the bronze plaque on the front of the memorial reads TO THE MEN OF ASHDON WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ GREAT WAR/ (NAMES). The engraved quotation on the rear of the memorial, comes from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress AND ALL THE TRUMPETS SOUNDED/ FOR THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE. The plaque on the side of the memorial to commemorate the fallen of the Second World War is inscribed TO THOSE WHO DIED/ IN THE/ SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 – 1945/ (NAMES).
A Portland stone plaque has been added underneath to commemorate Elizabeth Everitt.
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