Memorial details

Memorial type
Cenotaph
District
Broxbourne
Town
Goffs Oak
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18th December 1920
    Attended by: ADMIRAL SIR HEDWORTH MEUX G.C.B. K.C.V.O.
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
1127

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Current location

B156 junction with Goffs Lane and Newgate Street Road.
Cuffley Hill B156
Goffs Oak
Broxbourne
Hertfordshire
EN7 5ET
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 32264 03010
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Cenotaph on square plinth. Inscription carved in relief on pedimented stone outset from plinth. A carved laurel wreath surmounts inscription at top of plinth. WW1 names are on alternate faces of plinth. WW2 names are on a tablet mounted on cenotaph.
Inscription
6 O'Clock face, Cenotaph: 1914 / 1919 / 6 O'Clock face, Plinth: IN / MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF / GOFFS OAK / WHO / LAID DOWN / THEIR LIVES / IN THE / GREAT WAR 9 O'Clock face, Plinth: (WW1 Names) 12 O'Clock face, Tablet: (WW2 Names) 12 O'Clock face, Plinth: (WW1 Names) 3 O'Clock face, Plinth: (WW1 Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Birt, Thomas
Bittern, Daniel
Bloomfield, Sidney
Brace, William
Bromley, Albert
Burgess, Frederick
Bush, Alfred C
Bush, John W
Dole, James A
Everett, William J
See details for all 35 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 3
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 3
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 32
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 32
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Cenotaph
    Measurements: height 16ft
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
2008: work carried out to repair cracks and generally clean the memorial.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Broxbourne Borough Council Cemeteries Department
Reference
  • Source: Image Library Published:BROXBOURNE PRESS APRIL 1982
  • Other website www.lowewood.com
  • Published:Borough of Broxbourne 2010
  • Hertfordshire Mercury 25th December 1920

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