The Cavalry Memorial

The Cavalry Memorial is a war memorial built in 1924 by Captain Adrian Jones. It features a bronze sculptural group mounted on a Portland stone pedestal, with a granite base and a screen wall.

The main feature of the memorial is an equestrian statue of a youthful St George, depicted in late-medieval armour and slightly larger than life. He holds his arm aloft with a raised sword while mounted on a powerful charger, which stands over a curled-up slain dragon with a broken lance embedded in it. The statue is set on a rectangular base, the upper part of which is also made of bronze and includes a frieze that depicts imperial cavalry, including Indian, South African, and British troops. The lower part of the base is constructed from Portland stone and bears the inscription: "ERECTED / BY THE / CAVALRY OF THE EMPIRE / IN MEMORY OF / COMRADES / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR / 1914 1919 / ALSO / IN THE WAR / 1939-1945 / AND ON ACTIVE SERVICE THEREAFTER."

The statue and its plinth rest on a granite base, which is complemented by a low granite screen wall at the rear. This wall displays bronze plates listing the names of the Cavalry regiments that participated in the First World War, as well as the names of four Cavalry Field-Marshals: French, Haig, Allenby, and Robertson.