Elveden Monument by munki-boy
Elveden Monument
Elveden Monument is a war memorial the First World War losses suffered by the three parishes of Eriswell, Icklingham and Elveden. Elveden Monument is in the form of a large Corinthian column topped with an urn and standing over 30 metres high; was built in 1921. Further additons to the memorials on the column were added after the second world war.
The Elveden estate once belonged to Maharajah Duleep Singh, the last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire. The estate was sold in 1894 to Edward Cecil Guinness, a noted philanthropist and businessman. Elveden Monument was commissioned by Guiness from the son of the architect William Young. The construction of Elveden Monument was funded by local parishioners.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Elveden Monument
Local History around Elveden Monument
There are some historic monuments around including:
Roman villa SW of Weatherhill FarmBowl barrow on north west edge of Gibson's Slip, 220m north west of Gate LodgeBowl barrow in the King's Forest, 1.3km north east of Wideham BarnBowl barrow 510m south east of Bernersfield FarmBell barrow known as White HillBowl barrow known as John Mann's ClumpCivil War sconce near Farthing BridgeBowl barrow 700m north west of High LodgeBowl barrow known as How Hill, east of Heronfield BeltBowl barrow 650m south east of Telegraph PlantationBowl barrow 780m south west of Bernersfield FarmFive bowl barrows 590m north east of Bernersfield FarmBowl barrow 990m south west of Cranhouse FarmBowl barrow known as Hill of Health, Brockley Corner.
