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The 20 best memorials & monuments in East Midlands

Our curated top 20 memorials & monuments in East Midlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 1,440 memorials & monuments see the full memorials & monuments index for East Midlands.

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    Bosworth Battlefield

    Leicestershire

    A high-sided bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1071462

    Where Richard III fell to Henry Tudor on 22 August 1485.

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    Peace Pole

    Derbyshire

    Wirksworth Festival - geograph.org.uk - 5357252

    Peace Pole — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    HMS Hood

    Staffordshire

    Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 1566681

    HMS Hood — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    GCHQ

    Staffordshire

    The Army Apprentice Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 3111090

    GCHQ — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Spalding War Memorial

    Lincolnshire

    Ayscoughfee Hall - geograph.org.uk - 990103

    Spalding War Memorial is a First World War memorial in the gardens of Ayscoughfee Hall (pronounced ) in Spalding, Lincolnshire, in eastern England. It was designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens.

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    Midland Railway War Memorial

    Midland Railway War Memorial, Derby 03

    The Midland Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial in Derby in the East Midlands of England. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1921. The memorial commemorates employees

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    Thomas Cromwell

    Leicestershire

    Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, Leics. - geograph.org.uk - 5616923

    Thomas Cromwell — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Solomon's Temple

    Derbyshire

    Solomon's Temple, memorials & monuments in Derbyshire

    Solomon's Temple is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

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    Adrian Lane

    Building site at Ringinglow Road - geograph.org.uk - 1378164

    Adrian Lane — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Captain Class Frigates

    Staffordshire

    Employee Memorials - geograph.org.uk - 848755

    Captain Class Frigates — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Bevin Boys

    Staffordshire

    The National Memorial Arboretum - geograph.org.uk - 4029707

    Bevin Boys — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Cross

    Derbyshire

    Butter Cross, King Sterndale - geograph.org.uk - 1951650

    Cross is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

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    Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service

    Staffordshire

    National Memorial Arboretum - The Royal Air Force Association memorial - geograph.org.uk - 8155844

    Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Bellevue Tower

    Norfolk

    Belvue Tower, Briningham - geograph.org.uk - 2576340

    Bellevue Towers is a high rise condominium complex in downtown Bellevue, Washington. Construction began in 2006 and was completed in 2009. The 42 and 43 story towers have 539 condo units, 17,000 squar

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    Jesus College Rotherham Doorway

    Jesus College Rotherham Doorway, memorials & monuments in East Midlands

    Jesus College Rotherham Doorway — Monument, dating to 1879.

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    Drinking Fountain

    Staffordshire

    The Terrace (A521), Cheadle - geograph.org.uk - 4070652

    Drinking Fountain is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

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    Richard Arkwright

    Staffordshire

    JCB Academy - geograph.org.uk - 6648399

    Richard Arkwright — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Women's Land Army

    Staffordshire

    National Memorial Arboretum - The Edward's Trust - Commemorating Childhood memorial - geograph.org.uk - 8155865

    Women's Land Army — a memorial in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.

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    Wellington's Monument

    Derbyshire

    Wellington's Monument - geograph.org.uk - 5877900

    Wellington's Monument is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

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    Obelisk

    Norfolk

    Obelisk, memorials & monuments in Norfolk

    Obelisk is a memorial in the United Kingdom.

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