Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Avenue / Tree or grove
- District
- Nottingham
- Town
- Sherwood
- County
- Nottinghamshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 12 May 1946
Attended by: Lt Col Pearson DSO - Dedicated
Date: 12 May 1946
Attended by: Bishop of Southwell - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 59049
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Current location
Inside the entrance to the site.
Blackwoods Scouts Site
477 Hucknall Rd (a611)
Sherwood
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG5 1FW
England
OS Grid Ref: SK 56589 43309
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- An avenue of trees accompanied by a plaque.
- Inscription
- THE AVENUE OF TREES/ PLANTED IN THANKS GIVING FOR/ VICTORY AND PEACE/ AND IN MEMORY OF SCOUTS/ WHO DIED IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945/ WAS DEDICATED BY/ THE LORD BISHOP OF SOUTHWELL/ AND THIS TABLET UNVEILED IN THEIR HONOUR/ BY THE COUNTY COMMISIONER/ LT. COL. N. G. PEARSON D.S.O./ ON SUNDAY MAY 12TH 1946
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- 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
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Tree
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Plant Material - Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown
- Tree
- 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
- 24 Nottingham Cavendish Scout Group/Nottingham Scouts Avenue of Trees
- WMO ID: 251380
- Condition: Undefined [last updated on 01-04-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- The 24th Nottingham Scout Group on behalf of the City of Nottingham Scout District.
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