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Penn fields, Bradmore & Merry Hill

Penn fields, Bradmore & Merry Hill war memorial is constructed of granite and comprises a figure of a uniformed serviceman holding his rifle at the ready. The figure surmounts a granite pedestal of squared and margined rusticated masonry blocks with recessed polished-granite plaques to all sides with incised lettering inscriptions. The pedestal sits on a two stepped base within an area of green on Church Road opposite the Church of St Phillip in Penn Fields, Wolverhampton.

In 2021, the memorial received a grant of £6,500 towards conservation and repair works from War Memorials Trust through Grants for War Memorials. The rifle from the memorial was missing and there had been a significant loss of lime-mortar pointing. A new rifle was created to reinstate the original design of the memorial. The construction joints were re-pointed using lime mortar. Faded lettering was also re-painted to match the original design. In addition, encroaching roots from large trees in vicinity had caused some damage to the base of the memorial. A damaged corner piece of granite was re-attached using stainless-steel pins and a large corner section which had been displaced was repositioned. To mitigate further such issues, a root barrier was installed near to the base of the memorial.

The inscription reads:
This Statue Is Erected/As A Lasting Tribute/To The Men Of/Penn Fields, Bradmore/And Merry Hill/Who Served/In His Majestys Forces/During The Great War/1914-1919/The Names Of Those Who Paid The Supreme Sacrifice/Are Engraved Hereon/1914-1919 Wording On Base: Erected By Voluntary Contributions

Further information

War Memorials Trust reference WM1783
UK National Inventory of War Memorials: 19698

War Memorials Online: 104342

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

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