Colchester

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Reference WMO/120459

Address:

Colchester Castle

Cowdray Crescent

High Street

Colchester

CO1 1TH

England

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Status: On original site
Type: Freestanding
Location: External
Setting: Within a garden/park/churchyard/enclosure/Marketplace
Description: Allegory (eg: Victory)
Materials:
  • Metal Bronze
  • Stone Stone (any)
Lettering: Inscribed on a plaque
Conflicts:
  • First World War (1914-1918)
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: The Colchester war memorial has a three stepped granite base leading to an imposing limestone plinth with bronze figures representing St George and Peace on two sides and winged Victory on top. To each upper corner of the plinth is a carved head wearing a winged helmet. The memorial also has bronze plaques on the front and rear faces with the dedications to the fallen of World War I and later World War II. Behind the memorial are associated gates to Castle Park with stone piers surmounted by bronze lions holding shields and in front are stone columns with lanterns. The memorial is Grade II listed. In March 1919 a Monument Scheme Sub-committee was formed consisting of 13 members. The sub-committee chose the site for the memorial so that it would be in sight of where people lived and worked and would be passed regularly by people going about their daily business. The whole ensemble was designed by Henry Charles Fehr and erected in 1923 in commemoration of the fallen of World War I with a World War II dedication being added later. The memorial was constructed by a local firm, Messrs L. J. Watts and Co and the sculptures were produced by Mr Magnoni of Mr Fehrs studio. The memorial does not exhibit any names; however, individual names are on the associated vellum roll of honour in the Town Hall. The construction of the war memorial was made possible by Lord and Lady Cowdray, who gave £10,000 to purchase Colchester Castle and present it to the town as their war memorial gift. This also allowed the purchase of the properties on the memorial site. These were demolished following approval from the Town Council in 1920 to make way for the memorials construction. The memorial itself was funded by public subscription. A terracotta casket containing various documents including names was placed in the foundations of the war memorial at the time of its construction.
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6 o'clock face, upper plaque: TO THE / GLORIOUS / MEMORY /OF THE MEN / OF / COLCHESTER / WHO FELL IN / THE GREAT WAR / 1914 - 18 / THEY STROVE FOR PEACE / THEY SERVED / FOR FREEDOM / THEY DIED TO LIVE TO THE / HONOUR / OF THE / MEN & WOMEN / OF / COLCHESTER / WHO STOOD FOR / KING & COVNTRY / & BEARING ARMS / OR BY THEIR WORK / HELPED TO WIN / THE WAR / 1914-18 6 o'clock face, lower plaque: THE NAMES OF 1263 MEN OF COLCHESTER/ HERE COMMEMORATED ARE INSCRIBED/ ON VELLUM AND DISPLAYED INSIDE THE/ PRINCIPAL ENTRANCE AT THE TOWN HALL 12 o'clock face, upper plaque: TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FROM COLCHESTER / KILLED ON DUTY OR AS A RESULT OF TERRORIST ACTION / SINCE THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR 12 o'clock face, lower plaque: AND TO THE HONOUR ALSO/ OF THOSE WHO WORKED, SERVED/ AND DIED IN THE FURTHER WAR OF/ 1939 - 1945

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