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Latitude: 51.8119 / 51°48'42"N
Longitude: -0.034 / 0°2'2"W
OS Eastings: 535626
OS Northings: 214410
OS Grid: TL356144
Mapcode National: GBR KBL.B7J
Mapcode Global: VHGPH.CQDC
Plus Code: 9C3XRX68+QC
Entry Name: War Memorial at Junction with Church Street
Listing Date: 13 September 1995
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1275416
English Heritage Legacy ID: 412278
ID on this website: 101275416
Location: Ware, East Hertfordshire, SG12
County: Hertfordshire
District: East Hertfordshire
Civil Parish: Ware
Built-Up Area: Ware
Traditional County: Hertfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hertfordshire
Church of England Parish: Ware
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans
Tagged with: War memorial Memorial cross
WARE TOWN
TL3514SE BALDOCK STREET
829-1/9/42 (East side)
War Memorial at junction with Church
Street
GV II
War memorial. 1921. Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Portland stone memorial, incorporating central 'cross of
sacrifice', with octagonal shaft and arms, with bronze sword
fixed to face. Base of diminishing octagonal offsets, rising
from central plinth. Screen walls, left and right, incorporate
cast panels with fossil aggregate, with lead lettering
recording names of the casualties. Return ends in Portland
stone, with offset coping with segmental curved profile top,
and moulded pilaster bases. Base of memorial has raised curved
Portland stone step, and red brick herringbone-pattern paving.
(Edwards E and Perman D: Ware's Past In Pictures: Ware: 1991-:
143; Architects in Perspective: Fellows RA: Sir Reginald
Blomfield: London: 1985-: 104, 174).
Listing NGR: TL3562614410
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 24 July 2017.
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