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    Memorial

    Hereford

    Hereford War Memorial

    Source: Brian Mawdsley

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    Current Location

    ST PETERS SQUARE, St Peters Square, Hereford, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 2 LE, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SO 51176 39984

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    © WMR-32486

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    Type of Memorial
    Cenotaph
    WMR Reference Number
    32486
    Description
    Three-stepped base surmounted by octagonal plinth and Eleanor Cross. Whole is enclosed by white painted metal railings Regimental Crests on the sides of the pedestal. Figures of a soldier, nurse, sailor and an airman holding an aircraft propellor depicted on the Cross A volume containing the names of the men who fell in the war is to be preserved in the Cathedral.
    Inscription
    SIDE ONE: THEIR MEMORY/ HALLOWED IN/ THE LAND THEY/ LOVED OTHER SIDES: (UNKNOWN)
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • The Bromsgrove Guild, Designer

    • Mahomet Thomas Phillips, Stone Carver

    Costs
    "Upwards of £2,000"
    Sponsor Type
    private
    Sponsored By
    Chief contributor was Lord Biddulph of Ledbury.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    07th October 1922

    Lieut.-Col. G. Drage, D.S.O. (commanded the 1st Herefords on active service in the Near East).

    Dedicated

    07th October 1922

    Bishop of Hereford (Wearing his decorations, a D.S.O.)

    Components

    Cross

    Height: 30FT 3IN


    Made from: Stone - Darley Dale


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1297426

    Listed: 22/10/1973

    Steps

    Made from: Stone - Cotswold


    Condition: Good


    Figures

    Made from: Stone - Portland


    Condition: Good


    • Bromyard News - Thursday 16 February 1922 HEREFORD WAR MEMORIAL. CATHEDRAL SITE ABANDONED. (Memorial original planned to be on the Cathedral Close site)
    • Gloucester Citizen - Monday 09 October 1922 HEREFORD WAR MEMORIAL.
    • Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE
    • Carter Postcard Collection