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Elmswell garden Plaque, date of photo estimated as not stated by IWM - Taken by © Doug Ireland (WMR-87671) 18 Apr 2019
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Elmswell garden Stone, date of photo estimated as not stated by IWM - Taken by © Doug Ireland (WMR-87675) 18 Apr 2019
Reference WMO/304519
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- Second World War (1939-1945)
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Garden plaque - THE ELMSWELL MEMORIAL GARDEN/THIS GARDEN WAS INAUGURATED BY THE COMMUNITY OF ELMSWELL ON 11TH MAY/2003 AS A PLACE FOR QUIET ENJOYMENT AND TO CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF THE/MEMORIAL HALL AND BOWLS GREEN WHICH OCCUPIED THE SITE BETWEEN 1956/AND 2001./ IT IS MAINTAINED BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS./ IT WAS PLANNED AND DEVELOPED BY THE ELMSWELL AMENITIES ASSOCIATION/WHICH OWNS THE SITE AND ADJACENT MEMORIAL LIBRARY, WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNIITY GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS, AS A MARK OF RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN CONFLICT OF WAR AND IN THE HOPE THAT THEIR SACRIFICE WILL ADVANCE/A MORE PEACEFUL FUTURE FOR THE WORLD/IT FEATURES A MEMORIAL STONE WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED FROM THE SANDSTONE COPING STONES SALVAGED FROM THE ORIGINAL LORD'S BRIDGE WHICH HAD/SERVED THE VILLAGE SINCE 1846 AND WAS DEMOLISHED IN 2000 TO BE REPLACED BY A METAL BRIDGE./ THESE STONES STILL BEAR THE MARKS OF THE REGULAR USE BY POACHER WHO/SHARPENED THEIR KNIVES WHILST STANDING ON THE BRIDGE AS A VANTAGE POINT,/LEAVING THE INDENTATIONS OVER MANY YEARS.// Memorial stone - This garden celebrates the spirit of the Memorial Hall/and the bowls green which occupied the site/between 1956 and 2001./It was planned and developed by the Elmswell Amenities Association/with the help of community groups and individuals/as a mark of respect for those from the village/who gave their lives in past conflict of war/and in the hope that their sacrifice/ will advance a more peaceful future for the world.//
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