How you can use this image
This image is available to be shared and re-used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial licence (CC BY-NC).
This image can be reproduced in any way apart from any commercial uses.
Wherever you reproduce the image or an altered version of it, you must attribute the original creators (acknowledge the original artist(s), the person/organisation that took the photograph of the work) and any other stated rights holders.
Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find more images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.
DownloadNotes
Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.
Title
Cavalry of the Empire Memorial
Medium
bronze, granite & Portland stone
Measurements
H 550 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 135 x W 212 x D 129 cm
Accession number
W2_SAN_S005
Work type
War memorial
Work status
extant
Listing status
Grade II* (England and Wales)
Unveiling date
21st May 1924
Listing date
01/12/87
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
Park opening times.
Signature/marks description
self-base: ADRIAN JONES + SC; frieze, front face, lower left-hand corner: ADRIAN / JONES; frieze, left face, lower right-hand corner: ADRIAN / JONES / 1924; lower border of the frieze, rear face, left: A. B. BURTON / FOUNDER
Inscription description
pedestal: ERECTED / BY THE / CAVALRY OF THE EMPIRE / IN MEMORY OF / COMRADES / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES / IN THE WAR / 1914 1919 / ALSO / IN THE WAR / 1939 1945 / AND ON ACTIVE SERVICE THEREAFTER; rear stone wall across the top: CAVALRY OF THE EMPIRE plaque: 1914 1919 / [NAMES OF THE CAVALRY UNITS]; scrolls, left to right: FRENCH HAIG ALLENBY ROBERTSON