National Firefighters Memorial
 The National Firefighters Memorial | |
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| 51°30′46″N 0°05′54″W / 51.51290°N 0.09845°W | |
| Location | City of London |
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| Designer | John W. Mills |
| Type | Memorial |
| Material | Bronze |
| Opening date | 4 May 1991 |
The National Firefighters Memorial is a
The monument, originally the concept of
It was decided in 1998 to make the memorial a national monument that would commemorate not just the firefighters who died in World War II, but the lives of all firefighters throughout the United Kingdom who were killed in the line of duty. The National Firefighters Memorial was moved from its original site in Old Change Court, the plinth was elevated by a little over 1 m, and the names of all those killed in peacetime were added.
The Princess Royal, patron of the Firefighters' Memorial Charitable Trust, attended a service and ceremony of re-dedication on 16 September 2003. A total of 1,192 names were inscribed in bronze onto the memorial.
A service of remembrance is held at the memorial annually on the Sunday closest to 7 September, the anniversary of the start of the Blitz.
See also
External links
- The Firefighters Memorial Charitable Trust
- The Princess Royal attends the rededication ceremony
- Memorial on original site.
- London Fire Brigade Museum
- Museum of London recording of Cyril Demarne recalling VE Day.
- London Fire Brigade Museum to record Blitz Firefighters' memories.
- Memorial Construction on John W Mills's website
- The Firefighters Memorial Trust Book
- London:Firefighters Memorial (The Twentieth Century Society)
