Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculpture
District
Birmingham
Town
Birmingham
County
West Midlands
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 19/11/2015
    Attended by: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
85342

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Current location

On main station concourse entrance
Birmingham New Street Station
Queen Street/ Smallbrook Queensway
Birmingham
Birmingham
West Midlands
B2 4QA
England

OS Grid Ref: SP 07064 86618
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Large highly polished black granite scooped feature with a planted display and handrail. The names are incised on four tablets on the top of the feature, with the dedication incised on its curved front. The rest of the base is covered with poppies of different colours, red, white, black, and purple, for which there are explanatory notes on the surface above. This memorial was installed during the remodelling of the station in 2015. An existing bronze plaque bearing the same names is still displayed within the station concourse (see WMR 17327).
Inscription
1914 1918 L & N.W. RLY. BIRMINGHAM GOODS DISTRICT/ERECTED TO THE HONOUR AND IN MEMORY OF OUR COMRADES/WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE IN THE GREAT WAR/"THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE"/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Ambler, S
Anderton, H R
Andrews, A E
Arnold, T
Astell, E
Aston, R A
Atkins, W J
Atkinson, C
Attwood, J
Baker, J
See details for all 129 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 129
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 129
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initials
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Black granite
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Network Rail

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