Monument record MLI116043 - Alford Recreation Ground and war memorial

Summary

Alford Recreation Ground, South Street, is also a war memorial to the fallen of the Second World War

Type and Period (3)

  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1950 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1950 AD? to 2050 AD)
  • (Mid 20th Century to 21st Century - 1950 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Full Description

The recreation ground off South Street is a war memorial in memory of the dead of the Second World War. Names of the dead are recorded on plaques on two brick pillars at the entrance The pillars support a metal archway. The pillars appear to date to the early 1950s. More recent features of the park include a junior football pitch, footpaths and a skateboard park, which were added in 2001-05, along with an obelisk added in 2006. {1}

Sources/Archives (1)

  •  Website: Parks and Gardens Data Services. 2007->. Parks and Gardens UK. http://www.parksandgardens.org/. record ID 8338.

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred TF 4539 7567 (170m by 178m)
Civil Parish ALFORD, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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