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Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Thamesdown
Town
Swindon
County
Wiltshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 26th October 1950
    Attended by: HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
24160

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Current location

Accessed via the Groundwell Road entrance to the park
QUEEN'S PARK
Swindon
Thamesdown
Wiltshire
SN1 2PB
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 15569 84430
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE WITH ENTRANCE FORMED BY RAISED FLOWER BEDS AND SHRUBS BEHIND LOW WALLS OF COTSWOLD STONE. BEHIND THESE ARE HIGH PIERCED WALLS IN ORNAMENTAL BRICKWORK AND CAPPED WITH STONE DRESSINGS, STANDING ON EITHER SIDE OF MONUMENTAL PIERS AND WROUGH IRON GATES OF THE ENTRANCE ITSELF. BIRCH TREES NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE. IN THE GARDEN ARE TALL CLIPPED YEW HEDGES INTO WHICH RECESSES CUT FOR OAKEN SEATS. CENTRAL LAWN SURROUNDED BY A HERBACEOUS BORDER AND DIVIDED BY A CENTRAL PATH BORDER BY BAY OR ACACIA TREES. PATH LEADS TO A RAISED TERRACE AT THE FAR END WHERE TWO LILY PONDS REFLECT THE PERGOLA WITH CLEMATIS AND ROSES
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
  • QUEEN'S PARK, SWINDON
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public

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