Advice and helpsheets
War Memorials Trust publishes helpsheets on a range of war memorial related issues.
The sections listed on the left include helpsheets relevant to that subject. The subjects are explained below to help guide you to the relevant section.
- Definition of a war memorial provides: the definition of a war memorial used by the Trust, information about the dates used on war memorials and the Trust's statement about the importance of war memorials.
- Protecting war memorials is vital. This section provides advice on: listing a war memorial, parliamentary acts related to war memorials, preventing war memorial theft, the Trust's condition survey form for war memorials and information about what to do if you discover a war memorial for sale.
- Custodianship provides information about maintenance and custodianship of war memorials including: information about the ownership of war memorials, insurance details for war memorials, advice on maintenance of war memorials, information about war memorials in Churches and guidance about looking after your war memorial.
- Conservation projects deals with all the issues you may need to consider if you are planning to embark on a conservation/restoration project on a war memorial. Helpsheets include: the addition of names to war memorials, conservation contacts, helping your fundraising, preparing a method statement, relocation of war memorials and starting a war memorial restoration project.
- Conservation techniques deals with the technical elements of conservation with advice on dealing with specific materials such as stone, bronze, wood, mortars, etc.
- Research looks at how you can research a war memorial through either the physical monument or the names recorded on it.
- Dedication or rededication ceremonies presents a helpsheet outlining ideas for inclusion in such events.
- New war memorials provides advice on what you may need to consider if planning to erect a new war memorial.
- Jargon and definitions provides information about the relevant conservation and restoration phrases and terminology.
