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Tag Archives: War memorial
Korean War Memorial in London
The Korean War Memorial May be found in the Victoria Embankment Gardens on the Thames in London. (Google Earth co-ordinates: 51°30’13.42″N, 0° 7’26.20″W) It was unveiled by the Duke of Gloucester on 3 December 2014. The memorial features a bronze … Continue reading
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Malvern Priory War Memorial
I visited Malvern Priory on 13 September 2019 and took the following images of the War Memorial inside. The memorial may be described as :“Large wall-mounted stone tablet is flanked by stone figures of Mary with Child and crown (left) … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Malvern, Great Malvern Priory, War memorial, World War, World War One, World War Two
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Great Malvern War Memorial
on 13 September 2019 I visited Great Malvern, and on my list of things to see was the War Memorial. The War Memorial in the Priory is dealt with in a separate post. The War Memorial is directly in front … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Malvern, Great Malvern Priory, War memorial, Worcestershire, World War
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Bladon War Memorial
On 24 August 2019 I visited the village of Bladon to view Sir Winston Churchill’s grave and as I was leaving the grounds of St Martin’s Parish Church I spotted the Bladon War Memorial which is close by. Google Earth … Continue reading
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Stratford-upon-Avon War Memorials
The main War Memorial in Stratford-upon-Avon may be found in The Remembrance Gardens bounded by College Street and Old Town (Google Earth co-ordinates: 52.187884°, -1.708347°). There are a number of memorials in the gardens and it is a peaceful place. … Continue reading
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Tagged College Street, Garden of Remembrance, King Edward VI School, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, War memorial
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Oxford War Memorial
The War Memorial in Oxford may be found 130 metres south of St. Giles’ Churchyard, on the intersection of Banbury and Woodstock Roads (Google Earth co-ordinates: 51.758313°, -1.260130°). It was unveiled and dedicated on 13 July 1921 and may be … Continue reading
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Sedgeberrow War Memorial
Sedgeberrow is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, about 4.8 km south of Evesham. I first spotted the war memorial from the bus en route to Evesham and in early November 2018 made a trip to photograph it. The memorial is next … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Evesham, Roll of Honour, Sedgeberrow, War memorial, Worcestershire
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Overbury War Memorial
I visited the village of Overbury in Worcestershire on 20 October 2018 to photograph the war graves and war memorial in St Faith’s Churchyard. The war memorial is incorporated in the lych gate which makes it hard to photograph the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conderton, lych gate, Overbury, St Faith's Overbury, War memorial, Worcestershire
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Ashton-Under-Hill War Memorial
Ashton-Under-Hill is a small village between Tewkesbury and Evesham, and is one of a string of villages that I visited on 20/10/2018. The War Memorial is described as “Cross, with laurel wreath wrapped round the shaft, on a stepped square base,” … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashton-Under-Hill, Kemerton, Overbury, parish. Worcestershire, Roll of Honour, village, War memorial
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Bristol Cenotaph
The Cenotaph in Bristol may be found at Google Earth co-ordinates 51.454987°, -2.596391°. in Magpie Park, Colston Avenue, Bristol. I believe the area around the cenotaph as recently been remodelled so everything is in a reasonably good condition. War Memorials Register entry … Continue reading
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