Wellingborough War Memorial by Mike Gillam
Wellingborough War Memorial
The Grade II listed war memorial at Broad Green in Wellingborough was first unveiled on Armistice Day, 1924, with inscriptions added for the later confilcts.
Designed by local Wellingborough architect Walter Talbot Brown the memorial was built from Derbyshire gritstone for £777. The memorial comprises an 8 metre tall pillar with a moulded stone wreath and a carved poppy and ‘W’ for Wellingborough.
Behind the pillar is a curved stone wall with thirteen plaques remembering the fallen.
Created: 13 December 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Wellingborough War Memorial
Local History around Wellingborough War Memorial
There are some historic monuments around including:
Roman town of Irchester and preceding Iron Age settlement; including remains of the medieval hamlet of Chester on the WaterTithe barnEarls Barton motte castleRoman villa 200m W of Doddington MillMedieval cross 170m south west of Hall FarmPlace House moat and fishpondDitchford BridgeRoman villaManorial earthworksBeacon Hill motte castle.
