Jutland Wood

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Reference WMO/292516

Address:

Langley Vale

Epsom

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Non freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Outside - hilltop/field/countryside
Description: Tree/s
Materials:
  • Flora and Fauna Tree(s)
Lettering: No lettering
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
About the memorial: A woodland planted with native trees evoking the sight and sound of waves. It is divided into four groves each named after those awarded the Victoria Cross for actions in the Battle of Jutland. Rear Admiral The Hon Edward Barry Stewart Bingham John Travers Cornwall (Boy 1st Class) Major Frances John William Harvey Commander Loftus William Jones Each tree in the wooodland represents one life lost. At the entrance to the wood is an avenue of 14 Oak trees representing warship sunk in the battle each with a wooden pillar showing the date, the ship name, a Porthole with number of lives lost and below the number of survivors. At the centre is a steel figure of a sailor in 1916 naval uniform looking to the past, with another on the other side of the wood showing a sailor looking to the future. This woodland forms part of the Woodland TRust's First World War Centenary Woods Project (2014-2018).
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