How you can use this image
This image can be used for non-commercial research or private study purposes, and other UK exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the United Kingdom under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Any other type of use will need to be cleared with the rights holder(s).
Review the copyright credit lines that are located underneath the image, as these indicate who manages the copyright (©) within the artwork, and the photographic rights within the image.
The collection that owns the artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.
Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.
Notes
Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.
Title
Nottingham War Memorial Arch
Date
1922–1927
Medium
Portland stone
Measurements
H 1400 x W 1800 x D (?) cm
Accession number
NG2_AK_S037
Acquisition method
commissioned by public subscription
Work type
War memorial
Owner
Nottingham City Council.
Custodian
Nottingham City Council.
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
11th November 1927
Listing date
12/07/72
Access
at all times
Inscription description
left arch plaque: CITY OF NOTTINGHAM / IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF / THE MEN OF NOTTINGHAM / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR / KING AND COUNTRY / IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914 – 1918 / ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS; right arch plaque: CITY OF NOTTINGHAM / THIS TABLET WAS PLACED HERE / TO HONOUR THE MEMORY OF / THOSE MEN AND WOMEN / OF NOTTINGHAM WHO FELL / IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 – 1945; foundation stone: THIS FOUNDATION STONE WAS LAID BY / HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES KG KT MC / ON WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST 1923 / (NAMES); a further bronze plaque inside the centre arch reproduces in full Marshal Foch's tribute to the Sherwood Foresters
