Dyrham Park

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Memorial details

Memorial type

District

Town

County

Country

Commemoration

Second World War (1939-1945)

Ceremony

Unveiled
Date: 2004
Attended by: UNKNOWN

Lost

Not lost

WM Reference

61171

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Current location

Dyrham Park
Dyrham
Bristol
Avon
SN14 8ER
England

OS Grid Ref: ST 743 757
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

The house, furniture and gardens, and later the parkland of Dyrham Park were purchased in memory of those who died in the Second World War. A dedicatory plaque was unveiled in 2004 with etched engraving of the house and park and deer in the foreground.

Inscription

Plaque: DYRHAM PARK/ PURCHASED BY THE NATION IN 1956/ IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY 1939 - 1945/ FOR YOUR TOMORROW

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

Components

Building
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
Land
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Unknown

Listing information

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Condition

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History

2004: A commemorative plaque was commissioned by Robert Bernays. 1956: Dyrham Park was given to the National Trust by the National Land Fund (National Heritage Memorial Fund) in memory of those who died in the Second World War.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Sponsorship

Other

Responsibility

National Trust

Reference

The Times 30 May 1957 p.7; 11 March 1961 p.5. Reports of aquisition of Dyrham Park and its transfer to the National Trust.
'National Trust Wessex News' Autumn 2004
Local Publication/Booklet 'Dyrham Park, Gloucesteshire' (The National Trust, 1989) p.52

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