2019

SP8851 : Olney War Memorial

taken 4 years ago, near to Olney, Milton Keynes, England

Olney War Memorial
Olney War Memorial
The Derbyshire stone memorial stands in the northern end of the Market Place and is in the form of a Cenotaph with lawned gardens surrounding it. There are 54 men from World War I commemorated and 19 men from World War II. The memorial was unveiled by General Lord Horne of Stirkoke on 1st May 1921.

The 6-metre high, square-plan column rises from a pedestal and a two-stepped base. It is ornamented with wreaths carved in low relief on each face at its foot, and a narrow laurel leaf and ribbon band towards the top.

The inscription on the front (north) face of the pedestal reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN
FROM THIS TOWN
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 – 1919
THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE”

and below that:
IN TOKEN OF SORROW FOR THEIR LOSS
OF PRIDE IN THEIR VALOUR
1939 – 1945

The First World War names (list: LinkExternal link Imperial War Museum) are listed in inset panels on the other three faces, with the Second World War names recorded on the upper stage of the pedestal’s foot.

The memorial is Grade II-listed (Historic England List Entry Number: 1458135 LinkExternal link )

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SP8851, 126 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 21 October, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 October, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 889 513 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:9.1861N 0:42.1040W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 889 513
View Direction
West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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