Summary
A First World War civic memorial, 1921 designed by the architect JW Hammond, recording the names of the fallen of that conflict and the service and the civilian dead of the Second World War.
Reasons for Designation
Romford War Memorial erected in 1921, and moved to its current location in 1970, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons:
History
The aftermath of the First World War saw the biggest single wave of public commemoration ever with tens of thousands of memorials erected across England. This was the result of both the huge impact on communities of the loss of three quarters of a million British lives, and also the official policy of not repatriating the dead which meant that the memorials provided the main focus of the grief felt at this great loss. One such memorial was raised at Romford, as a permanent testament to the sacrifice made by the members of the local community who lost their lives in the First World War.
Details
War memorial, 1921, designed by the architect JW Hammond.
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