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    Memorial

    Shrewsbury

    Memorial Insitu

    Source: Copyright Wil Roberts

    1/22

    Current Location

    Quarry Park, At the top of the Main Avenue leading from St Chad's Church to the Severn., Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury And Atcham, Shropshire, SY1 1JL, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SJ 48748 12460

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    Type of Memorial
    Composite
    WMR Reference Number
    13913
    Description
    Open Ionic rotunda with a low dome supported by six columns. In the centre a figure of St Michael with lance in his left hand and his right arm extended in benediction. In the floor are carved the arms of the county and the borough of Shrewsbury, the Croix de Guerre, the badge of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry and a cross.
    Inscription
    REMEMBER THE GALLANT MEN OF SHROPSHIRE WHO/ FOUGHT FOR GOD, KING AND COUNTRY 1914-1918 AND 1939 - 1945
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Maker(s)
    • George Hubbard FSA, FRIBA, Architect

    • Allen G Wyon FRBS, Sculptor

    • MESSRS KIRKPATRICK, Builder

    Sponsor Type
    public
    Additional Cost/Sponsorship Information
    Total subscribed and interest was £24,393 11s 3d. The cost of the memorial and the Roll of Honour totalled £4,399 9s 11d, and the balance was divided equally between two hospitals.('Wellington Journal' 25 Aug. 1923.)
    Maintenance History
    1949, Nov.WW2 additions.

    Ceremonies

    Unveiled

    6 Nov.1949

    GENERAL SIR OLIVER LEESE

    Rededicated

    6 Nov.1949

    Bishop Suffragan of Shrewsbury

    Unveiled

    29 July 1922

    LORD LIEUTENANT OF SHROPSHIRE

    Dedicated

    29 July 1922

    Bishop of Lichfield

    Custodian
    Accepted by Mayor of Shrewsbury at unveiling

    Components

    Figure

    Made from: Bronze


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II*

    List Entry: 1270484

    Memorial

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II*

    List Entry: 1270484

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    War Memorials Trust Reference Number
    165666

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    • AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN: BRITISH FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS by BOORMAN, DEREK 111 Source: Image Library NIWM Published:SESSIONS 1988 YORK
    • Carter Postcard Collection
    • Source: Media Library Published:N/A SHREWSBURY 13 Dec. 1918 - 20 Aug. 1920 various reports of proposed Shrewsbury memorial. Monies subscribed were later amalgamated with the county's memorial fund. 24 Jan. 1919 - 13 Nov. 1925 various reports on the county memorial and associated Roll of Honour. 31 May 1946 - 11 Nov. 1949 reports on WW2 additions and associated Book of Remembrance.
    • Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE 18 Jan. - 15 March 1919 reports on proposed Shrewsbury memorial. 22 Feb. 1919 - 25 Aug. 1923 various reports on county memorial. 25 Oct. 1948 - 25 July 1949 reports on WW2 additions.
    • Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 29 July 1922 Photocopy.
    • Buildings of England series by Various Shropshire (2006) p.563