Memorial details

Memorial type
Avenue / Tree or grove
District
Birmingham
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
Peace and Anti-War memorials
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
101986

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Current location

Plaque is within the colonnade on the north side of the garden
Birmingham Peace Garden
St Thomas' Churchyard
Bath Row/ Granville Street/ Washington Street
Birmingham
Birmingham
West Midlands
B1 1JX
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 06485 86183
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Eight trees planted in the Garden by the representatives of the G8 Nations, with accompanying cast bronze plaque, with raised border and inscriptions on a black background.
Inscription
19g8/ The Birmingham Summit/ Eight trees were planted in these/ Peace Gardens to represent each/ of the G8 Nations taking part in the/ Birmingham Summit 15 - 17 May 1998/ The trees planted were:/ United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair/ Quercus robur English Oak/ France President Jacques Chirac/ Fagus sylvatica Common Beech/ Canada Prime Minister Jean Chretien/ Acer rubrum Canadian Maple/ United States of America President Bill Clinton/ Sequoia sempervirens American Redwood/ Japan Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto/ Prunus 'Mount Fuji' Japanese Cherry/ Germany Chancellor Helmut Kohl/ Tilia x europaea 'Pallida' "Kaiser Linden" Pine/ Italy Prime Minister Romano Prodi/ Alnus cordite Italian Alder/ Russia President Boris Yeltsin/ Bell pendular Silver Birch
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Peace and Anti-War memorials
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tree
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Birmingham City Council

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