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Penn Street
Town or City: Penn
County: Buckinghamshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM860
Value of grant: £150.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Works to hard landscape
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2002
UKNIWM reference number: 8115
Penn Street war memorial stands on Penn Street Common, Bank Street in the village near Amersham. The memorial obelisk is constructed of Cornish granite. RAF, Naval and Army insignia are found within wreaths carved onto three of the faces. The memorial is within a conservation area.
In 2002 a grant of £150 was made towards re-laying and pointing the paving surrounding the memorial.
The memorial was dedicated by a local soldier on 11 June 1922 and names were added after World War II.
The inscription on the memorial reads:
To the glory of God and in honoured
memory of the men of Penn Street
who fell in two World Wars
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945
These died in War that we at Peace might live
These gave their best so we our best must give
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM860
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 8115
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
