Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Sculptured / Cast group
- District
- Watford
- Town
- Watford
- County
- Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945), 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
- Ceremony
- Unveiled
Date: 13 June 1928
Attended by: EARL OF CLARENDON
- Unveiled
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2950
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Current location
Town Hall
Hempstead Road
Watford
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD17 3RL
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 10522 96851
Denomination: Undefined
- Previous locations
- Peace Memorial Hospital
Rickmansworth Rd
Watford
Watford
Hertfordshire
England
OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined
- Peace Memorial Hospital
- Description
- Semi-circled plinth supporting three nude male figures representing 'the fallen', 'the wounded' and 'victory'. Centre figure standing with raised right hand whilst flanking figures are seated. Inscriptions incised into plinth below centre figure.
- Inscription
- Plinth, under left-hand figure: TO THE FALLEN Plinth, under centre figure: VICTORY/1914-1918/1939-1945 Plinth, under right-hand figure: TO THE WOUNDED Tablet, in front of centre figure: IN REMEMBRANCE OF/ ALL OTHER CITIZENS OF THIS BOROUGH/ BOTH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN/ WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF HUMANITY
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Figure
Measurements: depth c730 mm, height c1550 mm, width c730 mm
Materials: Bronze - Figure
Measurements: depth c860 mm, height c2420 mm, width c680 mm
Materials: Bronze - Figure
Measurements: depth c730 mm, height c1600 mm, width c730 mm
Materials: Bronze - Plinth
Measurements: depth c1150 mm, height c1310 mm, width c4700 mm
Materials: Stone
- Figure
- Listing information
- Watford Peace Memorial
- 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
- Watford Peace Memorial
- WMO ID: 134772
- Condition: Good [last updated on 21-11-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 1971: Relocated to site beside Town Hall from Peace Memorial Hospital. 2012/2013: War Memorials Trust offered a grant of c£5,000 for the conservation of the memorial. The conservation works included lightly cleaning the memorial all over, removing bronze staining from the Portland stone plinth, and carefully ensuring the uniformity of the patina on the statues and protecting them with microcrystalline wax.
- Costs
Memorial: c£800
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Responsibility
- WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Reference
- Watford Observer 19 Feb. 1970 6th November 2009.
- Historic England - Watford Peace Memorial historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1348116?section=official-list-entry
- www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/15377447.rare-war-memorial-given-upgraded-heritage-status/
- Project Brief - The Restoration of the Peace Memorial, 1928 - By Mary Pownall Bromet
- The sculptor's autobiography can be consulted at Watford Library
- Watford Observer 8 Feb. 2013 English Heritage and the Wolfson Foundation have awarded a grant of £5167 towards estimated costs of cleaning and repairs of £10335. The work is scheduled to take place over the next few months.
- Watford Observer 6th November 2009.
- War Memorials Trust 4182
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