Memorials and bikes

[Blue Hills]

I found this purely by accident today. I had just topped out a climb to the Ridgeway and was a dripping, sweaty mess. I was looking for some shade to take a brief rest, snack and drink, saw this rock and thought it looked perfect. It was only as I got near I realised it was a memorial. It turns out it is a sarsen stone and memorial to Penelope Betjeman, wife of poet laureate John (who I studied at school). I have ridden past it countless times.
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The inscription reads:
In memory of PENELOPE BETJEMAN who loved the Ridgeway. 1910 1986.

🤞
such are the delights of exploring or just aimlessly riding by bike. The average car rider would be extremely unlikely to discover that.

 

[Blue Hills]

Twin memorial, both recent, one on left particularly.
West Hanningfield.

 

[Fergs]

The Rik Mayall memorial bench in Hammersmith. Pre-lockdown I used to pass it every day on my commute - looks like some fans have passed their time in lockdown by embellishing it a little.

 

[And]

War memorial, Biggin

 

[And]

War memorial, Monyash. I would normally put multiple images in one post, but I have a question about this memorial and if anyone could answer I'd be very grateful. On this memorial, the dead from the Great War are remembered on the base (rh side of the photo), but it also honours those from the village who nobly served their country, i.e. the men and women who went to war and returned (lh side of the photo) - I've never seen this before, have I been missing this on other memorials?

 

[Blue Hills]

The Rik Mayall memorial bench in Hammersmith. Pre-lockdown I used to pass it every day on my commute - looks like some fans have passed their time in lockdown by embellishing it a little.
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Is that referencing the opening of bottom?
If you'll excuse the phrase.
What's the bike?

 

[johnblack]

From todays ride

 

[Fergs]

Is that referencing the opening of bottom?
If you'll excuse the phrase.
What's the bike?

I believe so - I've never actually seen the show (and I wouldn't want to give you a bum steer, as it were). The bronze plaque pays tribute to 'the man, the legend...' but it's illegible in that photo. I only became aware of the bench when it popped up as a landmark on Google maps.

The bike's a Genesis equilibrium (I'm more definite about that)

 

[EltonFrog]

A memorial to Charles Green from Little Wittenham who died in the 1st World War.

 

[biggs682]

Walgraves war memorial

 

[biggs682]

Mears Ashby war memorial.

 

[Mr Celine]

War memorial, Bedrule, Roxburghshire.

 

[IaninSheffield]

I've never seen this before, have I been missing this on other memorials?

Not something I've ever noticed either.🤔

 

[IaninSheffield]

Harthill (S Yorks)

 

[craigwend]

Memorial to a mum of 4 at village church,
I sat today for a short while...