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| HER Number | MWB20036 |
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| Record Type | Landscape |
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| Name | St John's Memorial Garden, Newbury |
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Summary
Public open space with a 2013 plaque, commemorating the lives lost during the bombing of Newbury in 1943
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Conservation Area: Newbury Town Centre
Monument Type(s):
- COMMEMORATIVE GARDEN (Mid 20th century - Present to Early 21st century - 1950 AD? to 2013 AD)
- WAR MEMORIAL (Mid 20th century - Present to Early 21st century - 1950 AD? to 2013 AD)
- PLAQUE (Early 21st century - 2013 AD to 2013 AD)
Full Description
St John's Memorial Garden is shown in layout, but not named, on OS maps from the 5th Epoch of 1967 onwards. As it lies next to the St John's roundabout it is likely to be contemporary with the building of the roundabout. It is understood to have been created as a memorial associated with the destruction of St John's Church by a bomb in February 1943.
In February 2013 a plaque was unveiled in the garden to commemorate the Newbury residents killed in the 1943 bombing.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Philpott, B. 1989. The Bombing of Newbury. [Monograph / SWB13977] |
| <02> | Newbury Weekly News. 18/02/1943. Newbury Weekly News 18/02/1943. [Article in serial / SWB148616] |
| <03> | St George the Martyr and St John the Evangelist Churches. 2021. Newbury, St George & St John. https://stg-stj.org.uk. 26/10/2021. [Website / SWB150079]
https://stg-stj.org.uk/ (Accessed on 26/10/2021) |
Related Monuments
| MWB20207 | Site of first St John the Evangelist's Church, Newtown Road, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB20208 | Site of Newbury Council Schools, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB20206 | Site of St Bartholomew's Almshouses, Newtown Road, Newbury (Monument) |
| MWB15966 | St John the Evangelist Church, Newbury (Building) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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