Guards
SW1, Waterloo Place
The 3 guardsmen are cast from captured Russian guns. The guns displayed at the rear are those used at the siege of Sebastopol. This was ...
The 3 guardsmen are cast from captured Russian guns. The guns displayed at the rear are those used at the siege of Sebastopol. This was ...
{On the back of the plinth: a carved laurel wreath encircling a lit lantern, representing an eternal flame, presumably, and:} 1914 - 1...
The inscription "at call of king . . . Live in freedom" comes from a letter sent by King George V to every bereaved family. The Holy Trin...
Being just outside the city walls this was considered a suitable spot for executions. Here more than 60 Protestants were burned at the st...
2019: Scott Kelly informed us of the work he and his colleagues do, looking after this monument. It's a splendid memorial and we thank th...
The photograph is taken from the central courtyard facing north.
The restoration of this church was the first major work by Aston Webb. His brother, Edward, was churchwarden at the time. Webb and collea...
Around the monument are 8 standing, crowned statues of Eleanor. This is a recreation of one of 12 Eleanor Crosses erected by King Edward ...
Three of the non-British victims are given as "unknown" at "u" in the alphabetic list . This seems rather crass. It would have been mor...