Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Pillar / Column
- District
- Wolverhampton
- Town
- Wolverhampton
- County
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 02nd November 1922
Attended by: ADMIRAL SIR DOVETON STURDEE BT GCB KCMG CVO LLD - Dedicated
Date: 02nd November 1922
Attended by: REV H C TOWNSEND - Show More (1)
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 17662
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Current location
In south east corner of gardens
St Peter's Collegiate Church garden
Off Lych Gate
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV1 1UA
England
OS Grid Ref: SO 91419 98753
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- SQUARE BASE WITH SHORT OCTAGINAL COLUMS AT CORNERS, SURMOUNTED BY TALL MONOLITH WITH FOUR STATUES SET EACH FACE REPRESENTING THE BRANCHES OF THE ARMED FORCES. FRONT FACE HAS COMMEMORATION SURMOUNTED BY ELABORATE AMOURIAL DEVICE. DEDICATORY PLAQUE SET INTO A WALL NEARBY
- Inscription
- Front face: OUT OF DARKNESS COMETH LIGHT/ IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE/ MEN OF WOLVERHAMPTON/ WHO SERVED IN/ THE GRAT WAR/ 1914 - 1919/ AND THE WORLD WAR/ 1939 - 1945 Nearby plaque (on steps): COUNTY BOROUGH / OF WOLVERHAMPTON / THE WAR MEMORIAL WITHIN THE / ADJOINING GARDEN WAS UNVEILED ON / 2ND NOVEMBER 1922 BY / SIR DONVETON STURDEE BART, G.C.E., / K.C.M.G., C.V.O., LLD., ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET. / IT WAS ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION / DURING THE MAYORALTY OF / JAMES THOMPSON / CHAIRMAN OF THE WAR MEMORIAL / COMMITTEE.
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: Undefined
Died: Undefined
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Obelisk
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Hornton
- Obelisk
- Listing information
- WAR MEMORIAL TO SOUTH WEST OF ST PETER'S CHURCH, LICH GATES
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- WOLVERHAMPTON CENOTAPH
- WMO ID: 187516
- Condition: Good [last updated on 02-04-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2002: MEMORIAL BEING VANDALISED Grade II listed.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- WOLVERHAMPTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Reference
- WELLINGTON JOURNAL & SHREWSBURY NEWS by N/A 8 Nov. 1919; 19 Aug. 1922; 21 Oct. 1922 Source: Media Library Published:N/A WELLINGTON, SHROPSHIRE
- Illustrated London News 4 Nov. 1922 p.704
- Local Publication/Booklet ' Wolverhampton Adnews' 11 Ap. 2002
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