Memorial

British Medical Association Gates - WW1

British Medical Association War Memorial Gates

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Current Location

Between East and West courtyards., British Medical Association (BMA House), Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, Camden, Greater London, WC1H 9JP, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 29921 82456

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Gate
WMR Reference Number: 53504
Description: Wrought iron screen with three gates. Over the central gate is the BMA badge, the twined serpents of AEsculapius, gilded, with below the shields bearing the dedication.
Inscription: On a shield in the centre of the gates, on the inside: FAITHFUL/ HATH/ BEEN/ YOUR/ WARFARE On the shield on the outside: MEMORY/ AND/ PRAISE On a plaque to the right of the gates (line spacing to be checked): The Gates of Remembrance/ These gates were erected in 1925 in memory of the 574 members who gave their lives in the First World War, 1914 - 1918./ They enclose the Court of Honour in which stands the memorial dedicated in 1954 to the medical men and women of the British Empire and Commonwealth who gave their lives in the Second World War, 1939 - 1945.

Commemoration

War: First World War (1914-1918)

History

Maker(s): SIR EDWIN LUTYENS, Architect
BIRMINGHAM GUILD, Manufacturer

Ceremonies

Opened

13 July 1925

Archbishop of Canterbury

Dedicated

13 July 1925

Archbishop of Canterbury

Rededicated

October 1995

Conservation

Components

Gate

Width: 60 ft

Made from: Wrought Iron

Condition: Unknown

Plaque

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

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British Medical Association Gates - WW1

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British Medical Association Gates - WW1

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

Further Information