Memorial

Rickmansworth Cenotaph

Source: Copyright Mark Littler

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Current Location

In churchyard of St Mary the Virgin Church, Church Street, Rickmansworth, Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, WD3 1JF, England

TQ 06179 94221

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Type of Memorial: Cenotaph
WMR Reference Number: 1169
Description: Cenotaph with a seated woman at the north and south faces, one symbolizing the sorrow and despair of 1914, and the other the hopeful triumph of 1918. Originally the sculpture of a lion holding down an eagle with its paws stood atop the memorial, but it was removed was removed for exhibition and was not replaced.
Inscription: IN PROUD AND GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF MEN OF THIS/ DISTRICT WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR/1914/ 1918/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ (Names)/ ROLL OF HONOUR/ 1939-1945 AND SUBSEQUENT CONFLICTS

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
Number Commemorated: 82
Died: 82
Information shown: Surname, initials, decorations
Order of names: Surname.
Additional Information: Total is combined number for multiple wars (Second World War and later)

Maker(s): SIR WILLIAM REID DICK KCVO RA, Sculptor
Costs: £2000
Maintenance History: Statue removed in 1940, and reinstated in 1951, but removed again when the whole was dismantled in May 1968. After structural concerns it was then separated, with the lion and eagle statue placed on a new plain plinth in the new location (WMR Ref: 1170) and the original plinth moved to St Mary's Church. Signs of lichen c1999. Cenotaph cleaned in November 1999.

Unveiled

1983

Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB CBE DSO DFC AFC