Guy's Hospital War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 2019. War memorial. 1 related planning application.
Guy's Hospital War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- tenth-wattle-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Southwark
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 2019
- Type
- War memorial
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
War memorial arch, unveiled in 1921.
MATERIALS: Portland stone.
DESCRIPTION: the memorial stands approximately 3.6m tall, on a slightly raised platform at the southern end of a small garden square, within the hospital grounds. The north face of the arch bears the inscription THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE / 1914 - 1919, with the shield of Guy's Hospital to either side. The faces of the piers beneath are inscribed with the names of the fallen.
The south side of the arch bears the inscription ERECTED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE GUY'S MEN WHO / GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR. 1914 – 1919, with 1939 and 1945 inscribed to either side of the arch underneath. Again, the shield of Guy’s Hospital is present to either side, with the piers beneath inscribed with the names of the fallen.
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