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Bestwood
Town or City: Bestwood
County: Nottinghamshire
Country: England
WMT Reference Number: WM2336
Value of grant: £600.00
Type of memorial: Freestanding
Type of work: Conservation and repair
Grant scheme: Small Grants Scheme
Year: 2008
UKNIWM reference number: 38735
This war memorial is located on Park Road in Bestwood Village, near Nottingham. The memorial is made from Portland stone and is in the shape of an ionic column. There is a stepped circular base with splayed plinth. On top of the column is a large bronze cross.
Bestwood Coal and Iron Co. donated the land it stands on and raised the funds for it to be built. It was unveiled in 1921 by Lord Osborne Beauclerk and it is grade II listed. It is currently looked after by Bestwood St Albans Parish Council who took over from The National Coal Board in 2000.
Over time, the names engraved on the plinth had become weathered and illegible and the bronze had become discoloured with corrosion. War Memorials Trust gave a grant of £600 towards the steam cleaning of the masonry, cleaning and waxing the bronze, and re-cutting 101 of the letters.
Further information
War Memorials Trust reference WM2336
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 38735
If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org
