Toddington War Memorial

A war memorial, circa 1921, architect unknown.

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

DESCRIPTION: the memorial takes the form of a short, wide column with a moulded cap surmounted by an orb finial, the whole set on a square base above a platform of two steps. The upper part of the column is encircled by a finely-carved laurel wreath. The lower part of the shaft carries a moulded oval cartouche surrounded by palm leaves, within which is inscribed: TO / ENGLAND’S / HEROES / 1914 - / 1919, picked out in black lettering. The square base is similarly inscribed to its front face: THEIR SHRINES STAND ON EVERY HIGHWAY / WHOSE LAMPS OF REMEMBRANCE ABIDE / FED WITH LOVE FROM THE HEART-SPRINGS OF ENGLAND / AND LIT FROM THE TORCH OF HER PRIDE. This is an extract from James Rhoades’ poem ‘The Empire’s Heroic Dead 1914-1918’. The rear of the base is inscribed: ERECTED BY / HUGH AND ISABEL ANDREWS / TODDINGTON. The area immediately surrounding the memorial is paved, and the wider setting is a small garden with flanking walls, trees and shrubs.

This List entry has been amended to add the source for War Memorials Online. This source was not used in the compilation of this List entry but is added here as a guide for further reading, 10 January 2017.