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Walsall Cenotaph

Walsall war memorial is located at Bradford Street, Walsall, West Midlands. This memorial is in the form of a Portland limestone ashlar cenotaph in rectangular plan with battered sides, below the cornice, and above a band, is an anchor carved within a wreath and enclosed by a swag. Surmounted by sarcophagus with draped flag. The memorial is enclosed by a retaining wall. The inscription incised in the stone plinth commemorates those who died in World War I and II. The memorial is Grade II listed and located in the Bradford Street Conservation Area.

In 2017 a grant of £22,065 was awarded through War Memorials Trust Grants Scheme towards gentle steam cleaning to improve the legibility of the inscription, lime mortar pointing, stone indent repairs to the memorial, surrounding wall and steps. The metal elements of the memorial were also protected with SmartWater as one of the conditions of the grant to deter theft. The actual grant paid was reduced to £20,740 due to slightly lower costs than estimated.

The memorial was unveiled on October 1, 1921 by the Earl of Dartmouth, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, and dedicated by the Bishop of Stafford Dr Crawford. It was designed by H. N. Martyn & Co Ltd of Cheltenham and cost around £2,000. Bronze tablets were also issued for the Town Hall which listed the names of the dead. The cenotaph stands on a site where a bomb struck from the famous Black Country Zepplelin raids of January 1916. Before the cenotaph was erected £150 was spent on the local area to ensure it was suitable to host the memorial.

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM5336
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 17637

War Memorials Online: 228420

If you have a concern about this memorial please contact the Trust on conservation@warmemorials.org

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