Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Cyclists War Memorial
Cyclists War Memorial — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Helen Steed — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Cyclists War Memorial is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1389323). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Cyclists War Memorial is a war memorial on the village green in Meriden, West Midlands. The village between Coventry and Birmingham was long reputed to be at the geographical centre of England. The national memorial was built in 1920 to commemorate cyclists killed in the First World War (it is now believed that the first British soldier killed in the war was Private John Parr, a reconnaissance cyclist with the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment).
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Cyclists War Memorial is a war memorial on the village green in Meriden, West Midlands. The village between Coventry and Birmingham was long reputed to be at the geographical centre of England. The national memorial was built in 1920 to commemorate cyclists killed in the First World War (it is now believed that the first British soldier killed in the war was Private John Parr, a reconnaissance cyclist with the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment). A bronze plaque was added in 1963 to commemorate cyclists killed in the Second World War.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.4376, -1.6489
Sources
- wikidata: Q26668762 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cyclists War Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cyclists War Memorial?
- Cyclists War Memorial is in West Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.4376°, -1.6489°.
- Is Cyclists War Memorial a listed building?
- Cyclists War Memorial carries the heritage designation "Grade II listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.