Memorial

Nottingham - Victoria Embankment Great War Memorial

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Current Location

Victoria Embankment, Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG2 2AA, England

SK 57860 37728

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Type of Memorial: Composite
WMR Reference Number: 97802
Description: Central stone pillar with inscribed dedicatory inscription. This is surrounded by a polished stone circle with the names of those commemorated in gold lettering.
Inscription: DEDICATED WITH GRATITUDE/ BY THEIR FELLOW/ CITIZENS/ IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE/ PEOPLE OF NOTTINGHAMSHIRE/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ IN THE GREAT WAR

Maker(s): Letts Wheeler, Designer
Sponsored By: Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County Councils with additional financial input from Nottinghamshire’s district councils, some parish councils and generous public donations On land bequeathed in perpetuity in 1923 by Jesse Boot.

Unveiled

28 June 2019

HRH Duke of Kent

Pillar

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

Stone of remembrance

Made from: Stone

Condition: Good

www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-leisure/heritage/remembering-ww1/the-great-war-memorial