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Euston War Memorial

Euston is a small village in Suffolk, about two miles south of Thetford. The War Memorial is a Celtic style cross in a green area by the side of the A1088.

Euston War Memorial

Dedications and names. Sadly the names were obscured by the wreaths but they can be found here:-

Euston, Suffolk, War Memorial Dedications and Names

 

 

Art Deco in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Bury St Edmunds has a smattering of old buildings in the Gothic style but also some Art Deco. This is a very thirties Marks & Spencer:-

Bury St Edmunds, Marks and Spencer

Betfred has Art Deco leanings in the slight overhangs:-
Betfred, Bury St Edmunds

But the exemplar has to be The Works, which exhibits the rule of three in the windows which in addition have great deco glass, with sunburst effect above:-

The Works, Bury St Edmunds

Detailing:-
The Works, Bury St Edmunds, Window

End window detail:-
The Works, Bury St Edmunds, Detail

The Works was right beside this Tudor/mediƦval style building which now houses W H Smith’s:-
W H Smith's, Bury St Edmunds

Boer War Memorial, Bury St Edmunds

From Thetford we travelled on to Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
Almost the first thing I spotted was an elaborate Memorial which on closer inspection turned out to be for the (Second) Boer War, or South African War as it’s sometimes known:-

Bury St Edmunds Boer War Memorial

Bury St Edmunds Boer War Memorial Dedication

I was only in Bury an hour or so and didn’t manage to find a memorial to the World Wars of the last century. I found this picture on the net thouhgh.

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