Southwood Memorial in St James's Churchyard
SOUTHWOOD MEMORIAL IN ST JAMES'S CHURCHYARD, PICCADILLY W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1031599
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Southwood Memorial in St James's Churchyard
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTHWOOD MEMORIAL IN ST JAMES'S CHURCHYARD, PICCADILLY W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1031599
- Date first listed:
- 15-Apr-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Southwood Memorial in St James's Churchyard
- Statutory Address 1:
- SOUTHWOOD MEMORIAL IN ST JAMES'S CHURCHYARD, PICCADILLY W1
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- SOUTHWOOD MEMORIAL IN ST JAMES'S CHURCHYARD, PICCADILLY W1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 29381 80502
Details
TQ 2980 NW PICCADILLY, W1
(south side)
1900/70/10097 Southwood Memorial in
St James's Churchyard
GV II
Memorial to Viscount Southwood (1873-1946). 1947-8 by A E Richardson; sculptor Alfred F Hardiman. Built by 'skilled deaf and dumb masons' under the supervision of Rattee and Kett. Portland stone fountain with four bronze figures of children. The fountain is oval in shape (22ft 3" by 13 ft 3"), with a high back with upturned volutes set against a raised garden created with a bequest from Lord Southwood, this is reached via steps either side, which with their retaining walls form part of the fountain's composition. Two small figures sit astride dolphins within the fountain; two more figures perch on conch shells set on the piers of the retaining walls. The back is inscribed 'VISCOUNT SOUTHWOOD'; behind a pair of niches house caskets with his ashes and those of his wife, Alice Louise Stone (1865-951).
The publisher Julius Salter Elias, created Baron and later Viscount Southwood, bequeathed money to St James's, Piccadilly, for a memorial garden. This was to be a symbol of the church's bombing and restoration, a commemoration of the courage of the people of London during the war, and a pleasant retreat from the bustle of central London. Derelict ground next to the churchyard was purchased, and dedicated by the Bishop of London on 12 May 1946. The memorial to Southwood is set in front of this. The figures commemorate Southwood's work for children as Chairman of what is now Great Ormond Street Hospital. Hardiman himself died before the monument was unveiled. Included for the quality of the sculpture, as a novel piece of garden design and as a poignant memorial from the first days of post-war reconstruction.
(The Builder: 17 May 1946; The Builder: 9 May 1947; The Builder: 20 May and 2 September 1949).
Listing NGR: TQ2938180502
This List entry has been amended to add sources for War Memorials Online and the War Memorials Register. These sources were not used in the compilation of this List entry but are added here as a guide for further reading, 16 June 2017.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 469111
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Builder in 17 May, (1946)
The Builder in 2 September, (1949)
The Builder in 20 May, (1949)
The Builder in 9 May, (1947)
Websites
War Memorials Register, accessed 16 June 2017 from http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/53570
War Memorials Online, accessed 16 June 2017 from https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/135601
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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