Mid 20th century war memorial bus shelter, Maldon Road (EHER 82293)

A bus shelter erected by the people of the parish of Great Totham as a memorial to those who died in the Second World War. The bus shelter is in a Tudor style and is built of brick with applied pattern timber framing and a tiled roof. Inside there is a metal plaque mounted onto a wooden backboard dedicated to nine individuals who gave there lives during the Second World War.

NRHE data transfer: The bus shelter was erected by the people of the parish of Great Totham as a memorial to those who died in the Second World War. The war memorial takes the form of a bus shelter designed in a Tudor style. It is a rectangular building, half open to the front, built of brick with a tiled roof. In the lower section the brick is laid in a herringbone pattern, above which the walls are painted white inside and out, with an applied pattern of timber framing. Inside there is a metal plaque mounted onto a wooden backboard inscribed with the words 'This shelter was erected by the people of this parish in grateful memory of those who gave their lives in the service of their country 1939-1945' followed by nine names. The war memorial at Great Totham takes the form of a bus shelter with an inscription plaque attached to the rear wall, and assessed as such it does not meet the criteria for inclusion on the statutory list. <1> No List Case: 503080/163381