Memorial

Bromhead

Front View (Context)

Source: Copyright Adam Pode

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Current Location

Enter by the main entrance to East Sheen Cemetery and take the main drive. Turn right at the Cemetery Chapel and the Bromhead Memorial can be seen through the trees to south-west of chapel., Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond Upon Thames, Greater London, TW10 5BJ, England

OS Grid Reference

TQ 19193 74611

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Triptych
WMR Reference Number: 96993
Description: A triptych and a perpendicular low spine wall, in front of which is a sculpture of a lion. The triptych is supported by carved stone buttress walls which protrude to the front and rear, and is topped by timber lintels which extend slightly beyond the columns. The whole memorial is set on a stone base with three shallow steps. Between the pillars of the triptych are stone panels on the front and rear of which are engraved the names of those commemorated; the central panel is topped with a finial in the form of a lighted torch.
Inscription: THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED IN MEMORY OF THOSE PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE STAR AND GARTER HOME FOR DISABLED SAILORS SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN WHO ARE NOT OTHERWISE COMMEMORATED AND WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED HEREON AND IN THE BOOK AT THE HOME

Commemoration

War: 20th Century Conflict (1900-1999)
Number Commemorated: 307
Served: 307
Information shown: Rank, Initials Surname, Service Date of Death

History

Maker(s): CECIL THOMAS, Architect
Sponsor Type: private
Sponsored By: The memorial was commissioned as a gift from the Bromhead family in the name of Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Bromhead—who served as a governor of the Star and Garter home—and his wife Margaret, who was also a governor and the home's matron.

Ceremonies

Unveiled

October 1957

Field Marshal Alanbrooke and dedicated by the Bishop of Southwark

Conservation

Components

Triptych

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Historic England

Grade: II

List Entry: 1409405

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

TQ 19193 74611

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Bromhead

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

Bromhead

Current Location

OS Grid Reference

Names listed on this memorial

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components

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