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War Memorials

Many war memorials appeared in British towns and cities after the South African War of 1899-1902 (known popularly as the Boer War), but most were constructed after the First World War, known to contemporaries as the Great War (1914-19). These were updated after the Second World War (1939-45), usually by adding a plaque with the names of those killed in that conflict. Almost every town and village in Britain has a memorial erected after the Great War, the commonest types taking the form of a cross, an obelisk or a statue of a soldier. Some occupy a prominent public space; others stand in the local cemetery or can be found inside the local church. Memorials usually commemorate the inhabitants of a particular locality, the former pupils of a school, or the members of a military unit or branch of the armed forces. Other memorials, often bronze plaques placed indoors, commemorate the employees of a private company or public institution.
by kim traynor

Created: Sat, 20 Jul 2013, Updated: Sat, 28 Sep 2013


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SU6953 : St Swithun, Nately Scures: war memorial  by Basher Eyre
SU6134 : All Saints, Bighton: war memorial by Basher Eyre
NO2547 : Alyth War Memorial by kim traynor
SY2998 : Axminster War Memorial by Jaggery
ST5704 : St. Osmund, Evershot: war memorial (ii) by Basher Eyre
ST2293 : Cwmcarn War Memorial by Jaggery
SO0451 : Grade II listed Builth Wells War Memorial by Jaggery
NT2169 : Colinton War Memorial by kim traynor
TQ1215 : SS Peter & Paul, Ashington: 1914-19 war memorial by Basher Eyre
TL4557 : Cambridge War Memorial by N Chadwick
SY6697 : Holy Trinity, Godmanstone: war memorial (1914-1918) by Basher Eyre
ST8204 : 1914-1918 war memorial within St Andrew's by Basher Eyre
SU3799 : St Margaret, Hinton Waldrist: First World War memorial by Basher Eyre
SJ3390 : Memorials on Liverpool waterfront (4) by Basher Eyre
SZ6398 : Royal Naval War Memorial, Southsea by Paul Gillett
SP2512 : Meadow Lane houses behind Fulbrook War Memorial, West Oxfordshire by Jaggery
SM9801 : Pembroke War Memorial by Basher Eyre
SU4806 : The war memorial at St Andrew, Hamble by Basher Eyre
ST5859 : Holy Trinity, Bishop Sutton: war memorial by Basher Eyre
SO2800 : Civil Defences War Memorial, Pontypool by Jaggery
SU4739 : Holy Trinity, Wonston: war memorials by Basher Eyre
SU8119 : Simple war memorials within St Paul's, Elsted by Basher Eyre
SS9079 : Bridgend War Memorial by Jaggery
SY6990 : Holy Trinity War Memorial by Basher Eyre
TQ7468 : Rochester Cathedral: memorial (6) by Basher Eyre

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