Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Inns of Court War Memorial
Inns of Court War Memorial — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Nigel Cox — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Inns of Court War Memorial is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1437412). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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The Inns of Court Officers Training Corps Memorial is a First World War memorial near Berkhamsted, in the west of Hertfordshire. It is now on land that forms part of Berkhamsted Golf Course. The stone obelisk was erected c.1920, close to the temporary training camp of the corps on Berkhamsted Common which operated from 1914 to 1919. It became a Grade II listed building in November 2016.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Inns of Court Officers Training Corps Memorial is a First World War memorial near Berkhamsted, in the west of Hertfordshire. It is now on land that forms part of Berkhamsted Golf Course. The stone obelisk was erected c.1920, close to the temporary training camp of the corps on Berkhamsted Common which operated from 1914 to 1919. It became a Grade II listed building in November 2016.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Inns of Court Officers Training Corps (OTC) was a Territorial Army unit based in Chancery Lane in London, near the headquarters of the Law Society of England and Wales and adjacent to Lincoln's Inn. The corps was closely associated with the legal profession, and its cap badge combined the arms of the four Inns of Court. The Inns of Court OTC expanded rapidly in August and September 1914, as thousands volunteered for military service following the outbreak of the First World War, and the corps quickly outgrew its peacetime premises in London. A training camp opened in tents on Berkhamsted Common, in the west of Hertfordshire in September 1914 and remained in operation until June 1919,…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7730, -0.5447
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- Dacorum
- Parish
- Berkhamsted
- Postcode
- HP4 2QB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Established
- 1920
Sources
- wikidata: Q28657563 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Inns of Court War Memorial (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Inns of Court War Memorial?
- Inns of Court War Memorial is in Hertfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP4 2QB), in the parish of Berkhamsted.
- Is Inns of Court War Memorial a listed building?
- Inns of Court War Memorial is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Inns of Court War Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, Inns of Court War Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to Inns of Court War Memorial?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode HP4 2QB. It sits within the Harpenden and Berkhamsted parliamentary constituency.