Memorial details

Memorial type
Fountain
District
Tendring
Town
Great Holland
County
Essex
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19 August 1919
    Attended by:
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
22823

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Current location

West side of Rectory Road
Great Holland
Tendring
Essex
England

OS Grid Ref: TM 214 194
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
DRINKING FOUNTAIN MADE OF RED BRICK WITH A TILED ROOF. INSCRIPTION INSET INTO THE FOUNTAIN. DRINKING TROUGH FOR DOGS AT THE BASE
Inscription
THIS DRINKING FOUNTAIN/ WAS ERECTED AS/ A MEMORIAL OF THE GREAT WAR 1914 1918/ AND IN MEMORY OF ALL WHO/ FOUGHT AND WORKED TO OBTAIN VICTORY/ A BRONZE TABLET IN THE PARISH CHURCH/ RECORDS THE NAMES OF THE MEN OF THIS/ VILLAGE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR COUNTRY/ PEACE WAS SIGNED JUNE 28TH 1919/ (...) JULY 19TH 1919
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • 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
  • Fountain
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Trough
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
DATE UNKNOWN: THE FOUNTAIN WAS DISCONNECTED
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Carter Postcard Collection

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