War memorial

War Memorial Shelters

United Kingdom City of Westminster Grade II listed building

About

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.

Details

Type: War memorial
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: City of Westminster
Heritage: Grade II listed building
HE listing: 1420382
Coordinates: 51.50502, -0.18536
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