Bletchley Central War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. War memorial.
Bletchley Central War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- gilded-vault-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorial stands on the south side of Queensway (formerly Bletchley Road), outside Knowles Junior School (unlisted). It comprises a tall column, square on plan, with a flared base and low pyramidal cap. The column stands on a pedestal and two-stepped base. The front face of the column is ornamented with the incised carving of a small reversed sword.
The principal dedicatory inscription to the front face of the pedestal reads THE/ GLORIOUS/ DEAD/ 1914 – 1918. The dates 1939 - 1945 are recorded on the pedestal foot below. The names of the dead are carved into the right and left hand sides of the pedestal with the names of the Second Word War personnel recorded on the rear face, below the dates 1939 – 1945.
Detailed Attributes
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.