Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial
Anti-Air War Memorial

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A small stone bomb on a square plinth, enclosed by an iron railing. The work is a protest monument against war in the air – original stolen in 1935 and replaced in 1936. 'There are thousands of memorials in every town and village to the dead, but not one as a reminder of the danger of future wars.' – Pankhurst
Title

Anti-Air War Memorial

Date

1936

Medium

stone

Accession number

IG8_NB_S002

Acquisition method

commissioned by Sylvia Pankhurst

Work type

War memorial

Work status

extant

Listing status

Grade II (England and Wales)

Unveiling date

20th October 1935

Listing date

22/02/79

Access

at all times

Inscription description

inscribed as follows, front: "To those who in 1932 upheld the right to use bombing aeroplanes"; left: "this monument is raised as a protest against war in the air"; right: "originally unveiled by R P Zaphiro, secretary of the Imperial Ethiopian Legation London. Supported by James Ranger, E J A Webster, J Davey, Sylvia Pankhurst. October 20th 1935": rear: "The site of this monument is the property of Sylvia Pankhurst. Design and work by Eric Benfield".

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Located at

High Road, Woodford Green

IG8 0RD

Located between Mews Place and Woodside Road, opposite 'Horse & Wells' pub.