World War I Memorial Including Gate And Gate Piers

Heritage listing

Details 839-1/0/10019 ST GEORGE'S PARK 06-SEP-10 World War I Memorial including Gate an d Gate Piers GV II War memorial, 1922, by F R B Haward. MATERIALS: The memorial is constructed of large blocks of white granite, with some repairs in pink granite, mostly in the steps to the central monument. WWII damage to the monument, visible on the northern and western faces, has been left unrepaired. DESCRIPTION: The memorial stands on top of a low, grass-covered mound, set within an octagonal area of paving. The western side of the monument contains the original entrance, consisting of a short flight of steps, flanked by two granite walls with granite terminal piers and a pair of bronze gates at the lower end. The gates are decorated with a central wreath, embossed floral motifs in each corner and several roundels along the edges. Originally, the northern, eastern and southern sides of the monument were bordered by a lawn. Subsequently, steps have been added at the three other cardinal points and a circular path surrounding the base of the mound, enclosed by a metal fence. The memorial itself consists of four octagonal steps, surmounted by a hollow moulded plinth carrying a large square base with advanced corner facets, supporting a tall, octagonal column with deep corner chamfers. The base is decorated with a frieze in a Celtic-style, interlocking motive. The capstone is separated from the column by a moulded cornice, decorated with a Celtic-style cable design. Each of the four faces of the column is decorated with a cross of sacrifice in high relief: a bronze sword on prominent crosses. The stone crosses have a simple Celtic motif border. A bronze wreath decorates each face of the capstone. The main faces and the corner facets contain a total of twenty-four vertical bronze pa

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.