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| NT HBSMR Number: | 150017 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Robertson war memorial, Dunstable Downs, Whipsnade |
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Summary
Memorial obelisk to the Robertson brothers killed between 1912 and 1916. The monument is Grade II Listed Building located at the junction of Whipsnade Road and Isle of Wight Lane.
| Grid Reference: | TL 008 196 |
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| Civil Parish: | Kensworth; Central Bedfordshire |
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| NT Property: | Whipsnade; East of England |
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| Unitary Authority: | Central Bedfordshire |
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| Map: |
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Protected Status
- Listed Building (II) 1438456: The Robertson War Memorial Bequest Obelisk, Robertson Corner
Other References/Statuses
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Monument Types
- OBELISK (Early 20th C - 1912 AD to 1916 AD)
Full description
A stepped concrete obelisk, about 2.4m. High, on a square base. The memorial marker stands at Robertson Corner - the junction of Whipsnade Road and Isle of Wight Lane. Inscription on a metal plate on the east side commemorating the gift of land to the N.T. in memory of the Robertson brothers killed in Europe in the early part of this century (1912 - 1916). The monument is Grade II Listed Building.
William Robertson (d1937) left a bequest to the National Trust to acquire property "within reasonably easy access of London" as a memorial to his two younger brothers who died during WWI. The obelisk was cast by Dove Brothers of London and the plaque made by the Royal Label Factory, Stratford-upon-Avon to a design by Laurence Turner (Hons)RIBA (1864-1957). The monument has been listed as a Grade II in HE's Listed Buildings.
Inscription reads:
"Robertson corner was bequeathed to the National Trust by W A Roberts in memory of his brothers Norman Cairns Robertson 2nd batt. Hampshire Regt, who died 20th June 1917 at Hanover Germany and of Laurance Grant Robertson 2nd lieut. 2nd battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers who was killed in action in France during the battle of the Somme in or near Delville Wood 30th July 1916."
See also similar pillar at Sharpenhoe Clappers, 150018 (MNA177728 )
Sources / Further Reading
| --- | SZM1362 - Map: Bedford County Records Office. 1842. C R O ref MAT.A.T.50. |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 150018 | Related to: Robertson war memorial, Sharpenhoe Clappers, Sharpenhoe (Monument) |
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 Robertson war memorial inscription © National Trust | |
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