Bedford Boer War Memorial

Bedford Boer War Memorial is a memorial in Bedford, England. Bedford Boer War Memorial is situated nearby to Town Bridge, as well as near the archaeological site Bedford Castle ruins (part).

Photo: Peter Glyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: memorial in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Inscription: “TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE BEDFORDSHIRE REGIMENTS AND OF BEDFORDSHIRE MEN SERVING IN OTHER BRANCHES OF THE IMPERIAL FORCES WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN AND WHOSE NAMES ARE HEREON RECORDED. THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bedford Castle and The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum.

Bedford Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bedford Castle was a large medieval castle in Bedford, England. Built after 1100 by Henry I, the castle played a prominent part in both the civil war of the Anarchy and the First Barons' War. Bedford Castle is situated 570 feet east of Bedford Boer War Memorial.

The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum

Museum

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The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum is the principal art gallery and museum in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, run by Bedford Borough Council and the trustees of the Cecil Higgins Collection. The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum is situated 650 feet northeast of Bedford Boer War Memorial.

St Paul’s Church, Bedford

Church

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St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church located on St Paul's Square in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Formerly a medieval collegiate church, the large building of cathedral proportions with its later additions and iconic spire dominates the town. St Paul’s Church, Bedford is situated 430 feet northwest of Bedford Boer War Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle and Elstow.

Castle

Suburb

Castle is an electoral ward and area of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. The Castle area incorporates the site of Bedford Castle and the town's historic centre including its market and High Street, as well as nearby residential streets.

Elstow

Village

Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elstow is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, about 2 miles south of Bedford town centre.

Brickhill

Suburb

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Brickhill is a civil parish and electoral ward within northern Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. The boundaries of Brickhill are approximately Kimbolton Road to the east, Bedford Park and the old Bedford cemetery to the south, with Cemetery Hill and the Manton Heights Industrial Estate to the west. Brickhill is situated 1½ miles north of Bedford Boer War Memorial.

Bedford Boer War Memorial

Categories: war memorial and historic site
Location: Bedford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.13489° or 52° 8′ 6″ north

Longitude

-0.46578° or 0° 27′ 57″ west

Open location code

9C4X4GMM+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1341409644

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q26676770

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Highlights include Town Bridge and Bedford Castle ruins (part).

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