Memorial

Hockley Heath

Hockley war memorial

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Current Location

Junction of Old Warwick Road (B4439) and Stratford Road (A3400), Stratford Road (A3400), Hockley Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, B94 5NH, England

SP 15278 72578

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 17557
Description: Three-stepped triangular base surmounted by plinth, column wreathed with bay leaves carved in low relief, and surmounted by a cap ornamented with cherub heads, scrolls and foliage. This carries a triple sundial with bronze gnomons. A lion surmounts the whole. Twisting foliate design of bay leaves climbs up the column of victory. Face 1 of the plinth has the carved dedication, faces 2 and 3 the names carved in two columns on each. Around the 3 faces above the sundials are carved the words: THE DAYS SHORT, THE WORK GREAT, THEIR TIME PASSED LIKE A SHADOW
Inscription: Face 1 plinth: TO THE GLORIOUS DEAD/ IN HONOURED MEMORY/ OF THE MEN/ OF THIS DISTRICT/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING/ AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ & IN THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945/ Face 1 top step: RESTORED BY THE VILLAGE/ 1989/ Face 1 sundial: PASSED LIKE A SHADOW/ Face 2 plinth: (Names)/ Face 2 sundial: WORK GREAT, THEIR TIME/ Face 3 plinth: (Names)/ Face 3 sundial: THE DAYS SHORT, THE/

Maker(s): Messrs J White & Sons, Sculptor
Messrs Bateman & Bateman of Birmingham, Architect
Sponsor Type: public

Unveiled

02 April 1921

Colonel Sir William Bowater, J. P., D.L.