Monument

Lord Cheylesmore

Erection date: 17/7/1930

Inscription

{On the large stone plaque at the centre of this sombre memorial:}
Major-General Lord Cheylesmore, GBE, KCMG, KCMO, Grenadier Guards. Born 1848. Died 1925. Soldier, administrator, philanthropist and steadfast friend.

Site: Lord Cheylesmore (1 memorial)

WC2, Victoria Embankment Gardens

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Lord Cheylesmore

Subjects commemorated i

Major General, Lord Cheylesmore

Herbert Francis Eaton, 3rd Baron Cheylesmore.  Born London.  Chairman of the ...

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Lord Cheylesmore

Created by i

Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn

Born Arthur William Patrick Albert, the seventh child and third son of Queen ...

Read More

Sir Edwin Lutyens

Architect. Born at 16 Onslow Square. Specialised in English country houses. C...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Bromley by Bow war memorial

Bromley by Bow war memorial

E3, St Leonard's Street, Bob's Park / Bromley Recreation Ground

This lead inlay lettering is in remarkably good condition so we think it has recently been renewed. Sadly already one letter has gone mi...

2 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
WW2 Arctic Convoys memorial

WW2 Arctic Convoys memorial

EN1, Silver Street

Our image shows a close-up of the logo on the memorial. We think that the bird (a swallow?) used to be flying in front of an enamelled bl...

5 subjects commemorated, 6 creators
Magna Carta monument - Runnymede

Magna Carta monument - Runnymede

TW20, Windsor Road

Interesting that this monument shares some design features with the nearby Air Forces Memorial, from the same decade - the sky blue lette...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

SW1, Grosvenor Place, Hyde Park Corner

Green Western Australian granite, with polished slabs forming a curved wall carved all over with the 24,000 names of the hometowns of the...

3 subjects commemorated, 6 creators
Camberwell WW1 victims - Chumleigh Gardens

Camberwell WW1 victims - Chumleigh Gardens

SE5, Burgess Park, Chumleigh Gardens

This memorial commemorates all 22 Camberwell citizens killed in WW1. We don't know when it was unveiled but think it may be the response ...

4 subjects commemorated