Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Hyde Park
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 June 1983
    Attended by: Patrick Jenkin, Envirionment Secretary
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
122

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Current location

Hyde Park
The Dell
Rotten Row
Hyde Park
City Of Westminster
Greater London
W2 2UH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 27884 79981
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Garden with four large boulders, on the largest of which is carved a quotation from the biblical Book of Lamentations 3:48-51 in Hebrew and English. The boulders are set on gravel and surrounded by birch trees.
Inscription
HOLOCAUST/ MEMORIAL GARDEN/ (four lines in Hebrew)/ FOR THESE I WEEP/ STREAMS OF TEARS FLOW/ FROM MY EYES/ BECAUSE OF THE DESTRUCTION/ OF MY PEOPLE/ LAMENTATIONS
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Garden
    Measurements: height 2100MM, width 2100MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Details: Board of British Jews
Reference

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