Church Lane follows joins the High Street then onto the A4 Bath Road again. The War memorial is on the A4 now. We met members of the British Legion who told us that the Memorial was restored in 1989 and the wrong type of cement was used. This has caused the Granite to start falling away from the stone so another restoration is needed. Armistice day was upcoming when we were there and lots of people were expected to parade to remember the fallen Soldiers. I paraded with the Scouts.
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| War Memorial (Was on Broadway) |
This year was the first year that a remembrance garden had been established near the war memorial. People were coming from all over to lay crosses with poppies on.
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| First time Memorial Garden |
Away from the road across the car parks is the Thatcham Clock Tower. An ugly looking thing in totally the wrong place. It was built to mark the Coronation of the Queen, Elizabeth II
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| Clock Tower |
Next along the road is the Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Assumption. A newer building for Christian Worship once again, this time the Catholic denomination. We think that they should also be made famous for having the Stone Henge of Thatcham in the Gardens. I'm not sure it really is a henge but it does look like one.
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| Our Lady of The Assumption RC |
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| Thatcham Stone Henge |
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