Where is Polish Air Force Memorial?

Polish Air Force Memorial is in London, United Kingdom (postcode HA4 6QX), in the parish of Hillingdon, unparished area.

How do I get to Polish Air Force Memorial?

The nearest railway station is South Ruislip, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode HA4 6QX.

Is Polish Air Force Memorial a listed building?

Polish Air Force Memorial is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.

Is Polish Air Force Memorial a protected site?

Yes — Polish Air Force Memorial is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).

Is Polish Air Force Memorial free to visit?

Yes, Polish Air Force Memorial is free to enter.

How do I get to Polish Air Force Memorial?

The nearest railway station is South Ruislip, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HA4 6QX.

Memorials & monuments · London

Polish Air Force Memorial

In or near Denham.

Free admission

Polish Air Force Memorial — a Grade II*-listed memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 15 min–45 min
Nearest railway station: South Ruislip · 0.9 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

The Polish Air Force Memorial is located in Hillingdon, London, with the postcode HA4 6QX. The nearest railway station is South Ruislip, which is 0.9 km away. Entry to the memorial is free.

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Polish Air Force Memorial is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.

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The Polish Air Force Memorial (informally Polish War Memorial) is a war memorial in West London, England in memory of airmen from Poland who served in the Royal Air Force as part of the Polish contribution to World War II. Over 18,000 men and women served in the Polish squadrons of the RAF during the war, and over 2,000 died. The memorial marks the southern extremity of South Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon, near RAF Northolt, where seven Polish-manned fighter squadrons were based at different times in the war.

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.

Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

and Vilnius respectively.]] Officers from the Polish Air Forces in France and Great Britain who settled in Britain after the war formed the Polish Air Force Association. They decided to erect a monument and a committee, led by Air Vice Marshal (later naturalised as Matthew Izycki de Notto), raised the necessary funds mostly from the British public, with a campaign in The Daily Telegraph supported by William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose, which raised over £8,000. The monument was designed by the celebrated Polish monumental sculptor Mieczysław Lubelski, who had served in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising and been interned in a German concentration camp. He was given a budget of £3,000. The site at the…

Visiting

The monument was unveiled in 1948. It became a Grade II listed building in 2002 and was upgraded to Grade II* in September 2020, the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 51.5489, -0.4003
District: Hillingdon
Parish: Hillingdon, unparished area
Postcode: HA4 6QX
Parliamentary constituency: Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Established: 1948
Nearest railway station: South Ruislip — 0.9 km

Sources

wikidata: Q961348 (CC0)
wikipedia: Polish Air Force Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Polish Air Force Memorial?: Polish Air Force Memorial is in London, United Kingdom (postcode HA4 6QX), in the parish of Hillingdon, unparished area.
What is Polish Air Force Memorial?: Polish Air Force Memorial — a Grade II*-listed memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
How do I get to Polish Air Force Memorial?: The nearest railway station is South Ruislip, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode HA4 6QX.
When was Polish Air Force Memorial built?: Built or established in 1948.
Is Polish Air Force Memorial a listed building?: Polish Air Force Memorial is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
Is Polish Air Force Memorial a protected site?: Yes — Polish Air Force Memorial is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
Is Polish Air Force Memorial free to visit?: Yes, Polish Air Force Memorial is free to enter.
How do I get to Polish Air Force Memorial?: The nearest railway station is South Ruislip, about 0.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HA4 6QX.

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