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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Hall / Institute
- District
- North Hertfordshire
- Town
- Kimpton
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Opened
Date: 1983
Attended by: HM QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER - Unveiled
Date: 1st January 1956
Attended by: VISCOUNT HAMPDEN - Show More (1)
- Opened
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 40514
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Current location
Memorial Hall
Hall Lane
Kimpton
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 172 182
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- BRICK-BUILT. INLAID TABLETS EITHER SIDE OF ENTRANCE
- Inscription
- Tablet: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY A/ KIMPTON EX-SERVICE MEN/ REPRESENTING THOSE/ OF THE VILLAGE WHO/ SERVED IN THE FORCES Tablet: THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED/ BY THE PEOPLE OF KIMPTON TO/ COMMEMORATE THOSE OF THE/ VILLAGE WHO SACRIFICED THEIR/ LIVES IN THE TWO WORLD WARS/ MRS E.L.HARDING LAID THIS/ FOUNDATION STONE/ A.D.1956
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- 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 - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Tablets
Measurements: height 375mm, width 550mm
Materials: Stone - Hall
Measurements: depth 36000mm, height 10000mm, width 16000mm
Materials: Brick
- Tablets
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- History
- 1983: REBUILT. OPENED BY HRH ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER. 1981: BURNT DOWN BY ARSONIST
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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