Memorial details

Memorial type
Pillar / Column
District
Montgomeryshire
Town
Montgomery
County
Powys
Country
Wales
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 23 April 1923
    Attended by: Archbishop of Wales
  • Rededicated
    Date: 5 Oct. 2002
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Unveiled
    Date: 23 April 1923
    Attended by: LORD LIEUTENANT OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
17435

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Current location

Summit of Montgomery Town Hill
Montgomery
Montgomeryshire
Powys
SA9 1GA
Wales

OS Grid Ref: SO 21600 95713
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
VERY TALL CLASSICAL COLUMN ON SQUARE PLINTH
Inscription
North west face:TO THE/ GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE BRAVE MEN OF/ MONTGOMERYSHIRE/ WHO FELL IN THE/ GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919/ South-west face: ALSO IN MEMORY/ OF THOSE FROM/ THIS COUNTY/ WHO GAVE THEIR /LIVES IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. (These inscriptions are repeated in Welsh, not given) Notice: MONTGOMERYSHIRE COUNTY/ WAR MEMORIAL./ BUILT WITH PORTLAND STONE./ ERECTED IN 1923/ STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN 1990s/ REPAIRS CARRIED OUT IN 2002./ PAID FOR BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION/ AND HERITAGE LOTTERY GRANT/ DONATIONS FOR FUTURE UPKEEP/ WELCOME AND ACCEPTED AT/ MONTGOMERY POST OFFICE/ REDEDICATED 5th OCTOBER / 2002
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Column
    Measurements: height 50ft
    Materials: Stone - Ashlar
Condition
History
1920 the architect had originally presented a design for a memorial in the form of a classical temple.30 March 1983 Listed Grade II. FIELD WORK REPORT (1999) IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY REPORT OF 1997 WHICH HIGHLIGHTS SERIOUS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS MONUMENT, AND QUOTES A FIGURE OF £75,000 FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. Repairs carried out in 2002.
Costs

Site: Donated by Lord Powis
Memorial: c£2,500

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A 16 Aug.1919, p.4 col.3; 27 Nov. 1920 p.12 col.6; 28 April 1923 p.12 col.1 Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE
  • BBC News Online www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/sites/montgomery/pages/memorial.shtml?6
  • THE SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE by N/A 15 August 1919 p.4 col. Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY

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