Ravensden

Submit a new image

Reference WMO/155628

Address:

All Saints Church

Church Hill

Ravensden

Bedford

MK442RL

England

Open large map
Edit memorial name, location & address
Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Pillar/column
Materials:
  • Rock/Rough Stone Rock/Rough Stone
  • Stone Granite
Lettering: Leaded
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: (Designed and constructed by Samuel W. Jarvis and Son, Sculptors and Stonemasons of Bedford) Highly polished Cornish Granite Needle, set on a rough hewn square base also of Cornish Granite.The names of those commemorated are recorded on two sides of the base in black metal letters. Erected in August 1920 and paid for by public subscription from the village. The First World War listing contains the names of twelve men including two sets of brothers and several cousins. The Second World War panel has six names including the parish Vicar who enlisted in 1941 and died in a Prisoner of War Camp in Singapore.
Edit memorial details
Report this condition update

View more details
Report this condition update

View more details
Report this condition update

View more details

Grants to support the repair and conservation of war memorials are available from the charity War Memorials Trust if it has raised funds. Support is focused on war memorials in Very bad or Poor condition or where there is a serious Concern.

Before applying for a grant you should read the advice available on War Memorials Trust`s website. The What we can and cannot fund helpsheet explains what types of work the charity can fund.

If you believe your project is eligible for a grant you should complete the Pre-application enquiry form. You will need to be registered and logged in to complete this.

The Pre-application enquiry form is a series of questions to see if your project is eligible. If it is, you will need to provide further details and submit current colour photographs of the war memorial in either a png, gif, jpg or jpeg format.

You can save your Pre-application enquiry form as you go along. Once submitted War Memorials Trust will respond.

Please be aware that a summary of your enquiry, without your contact details, will appear on this page once submitted. This ensures others are aware that an enquiry has been made and can read the response to avoid duplicate enquiries. Information provided by you to us will be used for the purpose of managing the grant enquiry, for further details please read our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy .

As a charity, War Memorials Trust relies on voluntary donations and every contribution, no matter how large or small, makes a really big difference to our work. Your donation will help protect and conserve war memorials for future generations so please support War Memorials Trust’s work.

FRONT PANEL ''ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE GREAT WAR 1914 - 1919'' REAR PANEL. ''1939 - 1945''

For full names and biographies see:- www.roll-of-honour.com/Bedfordshire/Ravensden

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required

Information Required