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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Fountain
- District
- North Hertfordshire
- Town
- Royston
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 23 June 1963
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Dedicated
Date: 23 June 1963
Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 66042
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Current location
Priory Memorial Gardens
Melbourn St
Royston
North Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
SG8 7BX
England
OS Grid Ref: TL 357 408
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- An ornate fountain, with the water splashing over two sections and collecting in the wide lower pool. It was set within a low stone wall enclosure.
- Inscription
- In memory of those of the 91st Bomb Group who did not return from missions.
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Commemorations
- 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
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Fountain
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined - Wall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Fountain
- 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
- Moved circa 1987 (plaque only)
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- Royston Town Council was responsible for the fountain.
- Reference
- 'Royston War Memorials', Herts and Cambs Reporter, 7 April 1989, p. 4.
- Image Library NIWM Published:ISO 1991 WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON
- 91st Bomb Group website: [www.91stbombgroup.com/memorials/memorials.html]
- 'War Memorials', Royston Directory & Town Guide 2006/2007, p. 16.
- Britain's Aviation Memorials & Mementoes, David J Smith (1992), p. 111.
- 8th Air Force Remembered, G H Fox (1991), pp. 18-19.
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