Uxbridge War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Hillingdon local planning authority area, England. War memorial.

Uxbridge War Memorial

WRENN ID
pitched-pier-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Hillingdon
Country
England
Type
War memorial
Address
Uxbridge War Memorial, The Old Graveyard, Junction of Windsor Street, Cross Street and Cowley Road, UB8 2DA
OS grid reference
TQ 054 839
Coordinates
51.54448, -0.48096
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Uxbridge War Memorial is a war memorial designed by the sculptor Captain Adrian Jones, dedicated in 1924, with a Second World War dedication added later. It was relocated to its current position in 1972.

Constructed from rough-hewn granite, the memorial features a bronze statue and leaded lettering. It stands in a former burial ground that is now a public garden. The structure consists of a square tapering column with a Corinthian capital, resting on an octagonal base and a three-step plinth. At the top of the column is a bronze figure of Winged Victory, who holds a laurel wreath in her right hand, symbolizing victory, and an olive branch in her left hand, symbolizing peace. At her feet are a British soldier's steel helmet and a cartridge bandolier, representing loss.

On the front of the base, a leaded inscription reads: "ERECTED IN HONOUR AND MEMORY OF ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN OF UXBRIDGE WHO SERVED OR FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE FROM THEIR FELLOW TOWNSMEN." Additional inscriptions around the base include: "SONS OF THIS PLACE LET THIS OF YOU BE SAID THAT YOU WHO LIVE ARE WORTHY OF YOUR DEAD THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT YOU IN PEACE MAY REAP A RICHER HARVEST ERE YOU FALL ASLEEP" and "IN MEMORIAM 1939-1945."

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