Memorial details

Memorial type
Park / Sports field
District
Fenland
Town
Wimblington
County
Cambridgeshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 1955-1956
    Attended by:
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1956
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
56437

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Current location

Opposite nos. 5-15 Doddington Road
War Memorial Playing Field
Doddington Road
Wimblington
Fenland
Cambridgeshire
PE15 0RA
England

OS Grid Ref: TL 41229 92009
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Playing field. Two brick gateposts with three stone tablets and wrought iron gates.
Inscription
Tablet on right gate post: THIS MEMORIAL FIELD/ WAS PURCHASED/ BY THE PEOPLE/ OF WIMBLINGTON/ IN PERPETUITY/ AS A CONSTANT/ AND ENDURING REMINDER/ OF THOSE PARISHONERS/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE TWO GREAT WARS. Tablet on right gate post: THIS PLAYING FIELD/ WAS PROVIDED BY THE/ PARISHONERS IN FOND/ AND LOVING MEMORY/ OF THOSE WHO GAVE/ THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR/ 1939 - 45 Tablet on left gate post: THESE GATES WERE/ PRESENTED BY THE/ WIMBLINGTON BRANCH/ OF THE BRITISH LEGION/ IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN/ IN THE TWO WARS/ 1914 - 18 1939 - 45 On gates: WAR MEMORIAL PLAYING FIELD
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
Components
  • Park
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Gates
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Metal
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2008: The letters on two of the stone tablets are worn and becoming hard to read. Playing field is at risk of being sold. 1977: strip of land sold to Knowles Transport Ltd c. 1956: Children's recreation area and built August 1955: Playing field first used 1953: Playing field purchased
Costs

Comments: Memorial playing field cost £520 plus £19 for various costs of the purchase. £200 was donated by the National Playing Fields Association and spent on a children's recreation area. The Royal British Legion provided £162 for the gates. A further £560 was spent on general improvements to the field.
Memorial: £520

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Details: Wimblington residents raised funds to purchase the field after Second World War. Over £500 was raised for the purchase of the field which was purchased in 1953. £200 was also donated by the National Playing Fields Association in 1956 which was used primarily for the provision of the Children's recreational area. The Wimblington branch of the British Legion gave £162 for the purchase of the gates.
Responsibility
Wimblington and Stonea Parish Council
Reference
  • The Wimblington Parish Council minutes covering the period between 1948 -1957 records. April 26th 1948. November 29th 1948. This minutes are held at Cambridgeshire County Record Office. Cambs Times Newspaper. News from Around the District section 1955/1956

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