Summary
War memorial. Erected c1919-20. Designed by Inigo Triggs.
Reasons for Designation
Bedford Park war memorial is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
* Architectural interest: a distinctive memorial in the uncommon form of an outdoor seat, designed by Inigo Triggs, a notable architect and landscape designer of the early C20;
* Group value: with the Church of St Michael and All Angels, listed Grade II*;
* Historic interest: as an eloquent witness to the tragic impacts of world events on this community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20.
History
The war memorial commemorates the 44 men of Bedford Park who fell in the Great War 1914-18. It was paid for by public subscription. The date of its unveiling is unclear; the original design for a memorial seat, which would "form a resting place, and also remind them of the resting place to which their dear ones had gone" was agreed at a public meeting in October 1917 (Chiswick Times, 12 October 1917), but this was subsequently modified. It originally stood at the junction of Bath Road and Woodstock Road, and was moved to its present position in 1994.
Details
War memorial. Erected c1919-20. Designed by Inigo Triggs.
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