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Ivinghoe
Town or City: Leighton Buzzard
County: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM1069
Value of grant: £250.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2003
UKNIWM reference number: 8007
Ivinghoe war memorial is located at St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire. This memorial is in the form of a limestone obelisk with a Maltese cross at the top and a decorative laurel wreath. The inscription in lead letters painted black commemorates those who died in World War I and II. The memorial is within the Ivinghoe Conservation Area.
In 2003 a grant of £250 was given towards conservation work which included mortar repairs and re-lettering work.
In 2017 a grant of £940 was awarded through War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme towards steam cleaning the memorial, painting the lead lettering black to improve the legibility of the inscription and lime mortar pointing. The metal elements of the memorial were also protected with SmartWater as one of the conditions of the grant.
The memorial was dedicated on the 25th September 1920.
The memorial inscription reads
Pro Patria
1914 - 1918
To the Glory of God
and in
grateful remembrance
of
This is followed by the First World War names, the dates 1939-1945 and the Second World War names.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM1069
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 8007
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
