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I've been on my travels for more #Lutyens memorials, this time in #Northumberland. This memorial in the village of Hartburn, unveiled in 1921, honours First World War casualties. It is one of only two memorials designed by Lutyens in the county. Read more:
The war memorial on Lindisfarne, designed by Lutyens, commemorates local servicemen from both World Wars. Placed near Lindisfarne Priory, it features a 5-metre tall war cross crafted from local stone, with inscriptions honouring the fallen. It was unveiled in 1922. Read more here:
I recently visited Hooge Crater cemetery near Ypres. Originally begun in 1917 with 76 graves, it was significantly expanded post-war, commemorating 5,916 servicemen today. Lutyens' design evokes the memories of the fierce battles fought in the area. Read more here:
This memorial in Maidstone, Kent, designed by Lutyens, honours the 6,866 soldiers of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment who died in World War I. One of seven Lutyens cenotaphs in England, it mirrors the main Cenotaph in London but is scaled down. It was unveiled in July 1921. Read more:
This memorial at Somerset House in London honours 1,240 members of the Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles who died in World War I. Originally a unit of civil service reservists, the regiment served prominently on the Western Front from 1915. Read more here:
This World War One memorial in Lower Swell, Gloucestershire, designed by Lutyens, features a flaming urn on a pedestal. Unveiled in 1921, it honours nine WWI and two WWII soldiers. Read more here:
This First World War memorial in Miserden, Gloucestershire, commissioned by local landowner Noel Wills, features a design by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Constructed of limestone, it stands seven metres tall with inscriptions honouring fallen soldiers from both World Wars. Read more here:
Norwich’s Lutyens Memorial: A Tribute to World War One Heroes
This Lutyens-designed memorial in Norwich features a cenotaph and Stone of Remembrance and was unveiled in 1927. It honours the 3,544 men who lost their lives in WW1. Read more here;
This Lutyens-designed World War One memorial stands in front of the City Hall in Norwich, overlooking the market square below. Since its construction it has become a focal point for all of the city’s remembrance services and events. Unveiled in 1927 it was originally placed in front of the east wall of the 15th century Guildhall, then relocated to some newly-built memorial gardens in 1938.…
Commemorating Midland Railway's Sacrifice in WWI
This memorial in Derby honours the Midland Railway Company's employees who died in World War One. Unveiled in 1921, it features a ten-metre high cenotaph and bronze plaques listing the names of the 2,833 dead. Read more:
This memorial in Derby commemorates the employees of the Midland Railway Company who died while serving in World War One. It is sited close to Derby railway station and adjacent to the Midland Hotel. In the early 20th century the Midland Railway Company was one of the largest railway companies in Britain, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. The Midland was one of…
York's War Memorial: A Commemoration of History
This First World War memorial designed by Lutyens is located in the War Memorial Gardens on the banks of the River Ouse in York. Unveiled in 1925, the memorial faced many delays & objections related to its design and placement. Read more here:
This First World War memorial stands in the War Memorial Gardens in York, on the south bank of the River Ouse. It’s the city’s principal memorial for remembrance commemorations, one of two memorials that Lutyens designed in the city, the other being the much larger North Eastern Railway war memorial just a stone’s throw away on the other side of the city walls. Proposals for a memorial to…
Merchant Navy War Memorial: Honouring Heroes Lost at Sea
The Merchant Navy War Memorial at Tower Hill in London, designed by Lutyens, honours civilian and merchant seafarers lost at sea during World War I. It reflects the vital role of merchant shipping in supporting the British war effort. Read more below:
One of two World War memorials at this site on Tower Hill in London, this monument designed by Lutyens commemorates all civilian, merchant seafarers and fisherman killed by enemy action in the First World War, all of whom have no grave but the sea. Merchant Navy War Memorial, Tower Hill Merchant shipping played a significant role in supporting the British war effort – from resupply of the Royal…
Admiralty Memorial: Honouring the Royal Naval Division
This Lutyens memorial dedicated to the Royal Naval Division (RND) is located behind the Admiralty Building in London. Created in 1914 by Winston Churchill, the RND was formed from surplus naval personnel & fought in the Gallipoli campaign. Read more here:
This First World War memorial is located at the rear of the Admiralty Building, at the corner of Horse Guards Parade in London. It is dedicated to members of the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division (RND), a land-based formation which was under the command of the Admiralty. The Admiralty was a department of Government responsible for the command of the Royal Navy until 1964. The RND was created in 1914…
The Cenotaph: A Symbol of Remembrance in Britain
On this Remembrance Sunday it feels most appropriate to focus on the Cenotaph in Whitehall, a monument which has served as Britain's main war memorial for over a century. Read more below:
The Cenotaph in Whitehall has been ‘the’ focal point of Britain’s remembrance services for more than a century. Designed by Lutyens, it was initially a temporary monument of plaster and wood, hastily erected for the Peace Day events of July 1919 to celebrate the formal signing of the Treaty of Versailles. In response to huge public demand the temporary monument was later replaced with a…
Gerrards Cross: Lutyens' Rare Functional Memorial
Commissioned in 1922, this building in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, is a unique Lutyens-designed memorial that serves a functional purpose for the community.
This building is rare – it is the only instance of a Lutyens-designed memorial in the UK that has a functional purpose. In this case it was commissioned for the town’s community use rather than as a monument in its own right. Located on East Common in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, the hall was adapted in 1922 by Lutyens from the former stables of the 18th Century vicarage alongside (now the…
British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial
This memorial in Rugby is one of only six monuments that Lutyens designed for a private company. Find out more below:
British Thomson-Houston was an engineering company based in Rugby, owned by General Electric. Throughout the First World War the firm manufactured components, signalling and radio equipment for the Royal Navy. The war memorial that the company commissioned in 1921 is dedicated to the 243 employees from the business who were killed whilst fighting in the First World War. It was later rededicated…
Arch of Remembrance, Leicester
Standing 21m tall, this imposing monument in Victoria Park, Leicester is one of the largest war memorials that Lutyens designed in the UK. Read more here
The Arch of Remembrance is a memorial located in Victoria Park, Leicester, dedicated to the 12,000 men from the city of Leicester and county of Leicestershire who died during the First World War. At the start of the First World War, five part-time Territorial Force units were based in Leicester, along with elements of the regular Leicestershire Regiment. Type your email… Subscribe MEMORIAL…
Lancashire Fusiliers War Memorial
A memorial dedicated to the Fusiliers regiment in Lancashire. Read more here
This war memorial is dedicated to the members of the Lancashire Fusiliers, in honour of its First World War casualties. It was first erected outside Wellington Barracks in the town of Bury, opposite the regimental headquarters. When those barracks were demolished in the 1970s the memorial was relocated to a temporary site, and then moved to its current position in 2009 in the heart of the town…
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