Bank of England War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 2017. Memorial.
Bank of England War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- dusk-pediment-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 2017
- Type
- Memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bank of England War Memorial is located in the Garden Court of the Bank of England. It features a bronze statue of a young male figure, depicted nude except for a loincloth, representing St Christopher as he crosses a stream. A child, also nude and representing the infant Christ, sits on his shoulder. Both figures have their arms raised and display joyful expressions. An inscription around the base of the rock section reads: "TO THE COMRADES / WHO, AT DUTY'S CALL, CROSSED THE DARK WATERS TO / THE FURTHER SHORE 1914-1919."
The statue is mounted on a four-stepped plinth made of Portland stone, which includes a bronze cross and plaques listing the names of those who fell. In front of the memorial, a bronze wreath is set into the paving, inscribed: "TO THE / MEMORY / OF THOSE WHO / CROSSED THE / SAME WATERS / 1939-1945."
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