2012

TQ3281 : National Firefighters Memorial

taken 12 years ago, near to City of London, The City of London, England

National Firefighters Memorial
National Firefighters Memorial
The National Firefighters Memorial is composed of three bronze statues depicting firefighters in action at the height of the London Blitz. It is located on the Jubilee Walkway to the south of St Paul's Cathedral which can be seen behind the monument in this photograph.

The monument was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 4 May 1991. Initially, the structure was intended as a tribute to those men and women who fought against fire during the Blitz of World War II, when the city was struck by bombs on 57 consecutive nights in a sustained campaign of bombing. It also served as a monument to commemorate the service of firefighters throughout the war.

In 1998, the memorial was made a national monument to commemorate not just the firefighters who died in World War II, but the lives of all firefighters throughout the United Kingdom who were killed in the line of duty. The National Firefighters Memorial was moved from its original site in Old Change Court and the names of all those killed in peacetime were added.

See also TQ3281 : Heroes With Grimy Faces

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre People, Events Place: London other tags: War Memorial Firefighters Firemen Blitz World War II Second World War Anglican Cathedral Tree Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St [1965] · London [1689] · Paul's Cathedral [824] · City of London [735] · St Paul's Cathedral [463] · Surveyed [178] Other Photos: · Heroes With Grimy Faces ·
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TQ3281, 5798 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 16 May, 2012   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 20 May, 2012
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3204 8103 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.7665N 0:5.9156W
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OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 3205 8101
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