The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway War Memorial is a war memorial at London Bridge railway station that honours the employees of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway who fought in World War I and World War II. Originally set in a brick wall,[1] it was unveiled in 1922.[2] It was framed with flat contemporary cladding panels when the station was redeveloped in the 2010s.[1]
This memorial is one of three erected by the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, with the other two installed at Brighton and London Victoria stations.
Brighton railway station in 2011
London Bridge railway station in 2017
London Victoria railway station in 2014
See also
Other railway war memorials:
- London and North Western Railway War Memorial, Euston station (to the north).
- Great Eastern Railway War Memorial, Liverpool Street station (to the north east).
- Great Western Railway War Memorial, Paddington station (to the west).
- North Eastern Railway War Memorial, York.
- Midland Railway War Memorial, Derby.
References
- ^ a b "Bronze Coated Cladding London Bridge Station". www.artisticmetals.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ War Memorial: London Brighton and South Coast Railway and Southern Railway (WMR-12575): War Memorial: London Brighton and South Coast Railway and Southern Railway (WMR-12575), accessdate: July 20, 2017
Coordinates: 51°30′17″N 0°05′10″W / 51.5046°N 0.0860°W / 51.5046; -0.0860
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