Public art & sculpture · London
Bank of England War Memorial
Bank of England War Memorial in England London, United Kingdom.
Colin Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Bank of England War Memorial is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1921. Britain's public art ranges from Henry Moore reclining figures and Anthony Gormley installations to the Angel of the North and the surviving statues of empire.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
The Bank of England War Memorial, in the internal Garden Court at the headquarters of the Bank of England in the City of London, commemorates the bank's staff who were killed while serving in the First World War and Second World War. It includes a bronze sculpture by Richard Reginald Goulden portraying Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child. It became a Grade II listed building in 2017. The surrounding buildings of the bank are separately listed at Grade I.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Bank of England War Memorial, in the internal Garden Court at the headquarters of the Bank of England in the City of London, commemorates the bank's staff who were killed while serving in the First World War and Second World War. It includes a bronze sculpture by Richard Reginald Goulden portraying Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child. It became a Grade II listed building in 2017. The surrounding buildings of the bank are separately listed at Grade I.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
A memorial committee of long-serving bank staff was established in November 1918 to raise funds for a war memorial. Suggestions were made to spend the funds on a variety of different projects, such as a memorial chapel, a memorial library and hall, almshouses, the endowment of university scholarships, or a stained glass window at a nearby church. The committee decided on three memorials: a memorial service at Southwark Cathedral on 12 April 1919, endowing a bed at Guy's Hospital, and commissioning a memorial cross at the bank. These plans were approved by the bank's court of directors. After initially donating £1,000 in June 1919 to fund a bed at Astley Cooper Ward, a surgical accident ward…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5140, -0.0886
- Established
- 1921
- Opening
- Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.bankofengland.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q66478291 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bank of England War Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bank of England War Memorial?
- Bank of England War Memorial is in London, United Kingdom.
- When was Bank of England War Memorial built?
- Built or established in 1921.
- Is Bank of England War Memorial a listed building?
- Bank of England War Memorial is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.