Memorial details

Memorial type
Shrine
District
Cambridge
Town
Cambridge
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
902

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Current location

Near the bus stop
Newmarket Rd
Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB5 8JE
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 46598 59034
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Octagonal shrine, surmounted by globe and gildedb cross, on a square base. The shrine has inset niches, with shell pattern and the top of base decorated with roses and leaves.
Inscription
Front face: IN REMEMBRANCE OF/OUR FELLOW WORKERS/WHO FELL IN THE/GREAT WAR/1914-1918/ (names) Left face: THE EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYED/OF THE CAMBRIDGE GAS COMPANY/ERECTED THIS MONUMENT IN/REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR COMRADES/1921 Right face: ALSO/IN REMEMBRANCE OF/THOSE WHO FELL IN THE/SECOND WORLD WAR/1939-1945/ (names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bevan, Leonard
Blackley, Charles
Brooks, Charles Robert
Casey, Frank Ricketts
Chapman, Urban
Chisholm, Albert Edmund
Cook, Ernest James
Darling, Sidney Montague
Goode, George Mortlock
Harrison, Richard
See details for all 18 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 18
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 18
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname, forename
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename
    Order of information: Surname, forename
Components
  • Shrine
    Measurements: depth 2280 mm, height 3400 mm, width 2280 mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • Cambridge Gas Company War Memorial
  • 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
Corporate
Details: Cambridge Gas Company
Reference

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