Public art & sculpture · London
Bromhead Memorial
Bromhead Memorial in England London, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Bromhead Memorial is a public sculpture in England London, United Kingdom, dating from 1957. 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.
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Heritage listing
The Bromhead Memorial is a memorial and Grade II listed building in Richmond Cemetery in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It denotes a plot in the cemetery in which deceased residents of the nearby Royal Star and Garter Home are buried, and lists the names of those who are not commemorated elsewhere.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Bromhead Memorial is a memorial and Grade II listed building in Richmond Cemetery in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It denotes a plot in the cemetery in which deceased residents of the nearby Royal Star and Garter Home are buried, and lists the names of those who are not commemorated elsewhere.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Royal Star and Garter Home in Richmond was built on a site granted by Queen Mary for the establishment of a home to care for invalided ex-servicemen; the home was originally established in the former Star and Garter Hotel. The Star and Garter Society became an independent charity in 1922 and shortly thereafter decided that the hotel was unsuitable for the needs of the residents. It was demolished, and the purpose-built home was built on the same site, which was opened in 1924 by Queen Mary and King George V. The society operated the home from that site from its opening until 2013, when it moved to new premises. The nearby Richmond Cemetery contains two sections dedicated to former…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4580, -0.2857
- Address
- Richmond Cemetery, Grove Road, Richmond, London
- Established
- 1957
Sources
- wikidata: Q22000488 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bromhead Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bromhead Memorial?
- Bromhead Memorial is in London, United Kingdom.
- When was Bromhead Memorial built?
- Built or established in 1957.
- Is Bromhead Memorial a listed building?
- Bromhead Memorial is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.