Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Slough
Town
Slough
County
Berkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 14 May 1950
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
7860

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Current location

Baylis House Memorial Garden
Stoke Poes Lane
Slough
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 3PT
England

OS Grid Ref: SU 97080 80750
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Garden covering 1.213 acres with two dedicatory stones of remembrance, one set into a flower bed and the other in the shape of a scroll, placed just inside the gate in Stoke Poges Lane.
Inscription
Tablet: SLOUGH/ WAR MEMORIAL GARDEN/ DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ 14TH MAY 1950 Scrolled tablet: LEST WE/ FORGET/ At the going down/ of the sun and in/ the morning we will/ remember them
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
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 508mm, width 635mm
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
Date unknown: Memorial originally included a shelter but this was badly vandalised and had to be demolished.
Costs

Site: £100
Comments: Land was acquired under the War Memorials (Local Authorities Powers) Act 1923 from Mr Clifford H. Barclay
Memorial: £1500

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Slough Borough Council Parks Department
Reference
  • Slough, Eton and Windsor Observer 1 and 13 / 12 May 1950

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