Memorials & monuments · London
War Memorial Shelters
War Memorial Shelters — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
War Memorial Shelters is a Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-london, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1420382). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The War Memorial Shelters are two Grade II listed commemorative shelters in Kensington Gardens, London, about 100m apart, and about 140m east of Kensington Palace, built in about 1919 by the Silver Thimble Fund, to commemorate the Great War, and the soldiers and sailors who fought. The seating inside them was removed in 2013, and they were listed in 2014.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The War Memorial Shelters are two Grade II listed commemorative shelters in Kensington Gardens, London, about 100m apart, and about 140m east of Kensington Palace, built in about 1919 by the Silver Thimble Fund, to commemorate the Great War, and the soldiers and sailors who fought. The seating inside them was removed in 2013, and they were listed in 2014.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5050, -0.1854
- District
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Parish
- Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area
- Postcode
- W8 4PU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
Sources
- wikidata: Q26676799 (CC0)
- wikipedia: War Memorial Shelters (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is War Memorial Shelters?
- War Memorial Shelters is in London, United Kingdom (postcode W8 4PU), in the parish of Kensington and Chelsea, unparished area.
- Is War Memorial Shelters a listed building?
- War Memorial Shelters is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is War Memorial Shelters free to visit?
- Yes, War Memorial Shelters is free to enter.
- How do I get to War Memorial Shelters?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode W8 4PU. It sits within the Kensington and Bayswater parliamentary constituency.