Unless we missed it, Cairns' name is not included in the Green Park Memorial Gate's list of VCs, while the other 3 Chindit VC names are.
The statue represents a soldier. To the left, in the cream marble, is a carved relief of an anchor with ropes, representing the navy and ...
The monument is very weather-worn but the two panels containing the names are crisp so we think they have been recently re-carved. WW2 su...
The monument is made of fine-grained gabbro, polished to a black, mirror-like surface, and sits on contrasting pale matt granite. Unveil...
The 52 columns are 1m apart, 3.5m high and made of roughly textured stainless steel cast in sand. They are arranged in four clusters of ...
The main shaft is Portland stone and there is a useful granite seat around the base. At the back there is a basin for the drinking fount...
14 April 2012 this garden reopened after 6 months of restoration. The church's website gives some of the history of the church.
We took our photos on 25 November.
The campaign to bomb civilians was so controversial that the bombers were given no specific medal or monument until this was erected, 65 ...
21 foot high and topped with a bronze eagle, this monument does not actually name the Battle of Britain but that is what is being commemo...
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