Wantage War Memorial Recreation Ground

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Opened
Date: 13th May 1920
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

31902

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Current location

Plaques on the Gate Posts
Wantage Memorial Park
Manor Road
Wantage
Vale Of White Horse
Oxfordshire
OX12 8DP
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 39836 87403
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

15 ACRE RECREATION GROUND CONTAINING CHILDRENS PLAY AREA, BOWLS CLUB, PITCH AND PUTT. ALSO MEMORIAL GATES

Inscription

(TABLET 1) WANTAGE WAR MEMORIAL/ RECREATION GROUND/ THIS GROUND WAS PRESENTED TO THE TOWN/ BY E.B. ORMOND ESQ/ AND WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED MAY 13TH 1920/ NY MR E B ORMOND (TABLET 2) THESE GATES WERE GIVEN IN 1948/ I(N) MEM(O)RY OF (SARA)H ADKIN/ TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL GATES GIVEN BY/ JOH(N) NICH(O)LAS ARBERY/ WHICH WERE REQUISITIONED/ IN THE SE(CO)ND (W)ORLD WAR

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
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

Components

Gate posts
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick
Tablets
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
Gates
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wrought Iron

Listing information

This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
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Condition

Wantage War Memorial Recreation Ground
WMO ID: 183091
Condition: Good [last updated on 05-05-2020]
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History

RECREATION GROUND IN GOOD CONDITION BUT LETTERING ON TABLETS BADLY ERODED.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Private

Responsibility

WANTAGE TOWN COUNCIL

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