War memorial in London, England
The Hampstead War Memorial is located in front of
Heath House opposite
Jack Straw's Castle, on the northern fringes of
Hampstead Heath in
London where
North End Way,
Heath Street and
Spaniards Road meet. The memorial marks the deaths of local individuals who died fighting in the
First World War and the
Second World War. It was dedicated on 4 May 1922 by the
Bishop of Willesden,
William Perrin, in a ceremony attended by Major General Sir
Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend. The memorial is a tall thin stone obelisk on a square plinth with a three-step base.
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The memorial has been
Grade II listed on the
National Heritage List for England since 2015.
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- 1 Partly in Kensington and Chelsea
- 2 Partly in Camden
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