Shrewsbury Civic War Memorial

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Reference WMO/165666

Address:

Quarry Park

St Chad's Terrace

Shrewsbury

SY1 1RN

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Composite
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Portland stone
Lettering: Incised
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Built 1922-3. Domed canopy supported by pillars, under which is a statue of St Michael. It was designed by George Hubbard and Son and built in Portland stone. The richly embellished floor shows the County and Regimental arms on a gold mosaic background. The seals or arms of the six boroughs of the County are embossed on the inside frieze. The bronze statue of St Michael beneath the canopy is by A G Wyon.
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Around the canopy: Remember the gallant men and women of Shropshire who gave their lives for God, King and Country 1914-18 and 1939-45. On a metal plaque set in the ground in front of the memorial: This War Memorial was built in 1922-3 in honour of the men and women of Shropshire who fell in the Great War. The war dead of 1939-45 are also commemorated by this monument.

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Grade II* (England)

1270484

Shrewsbury

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