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Midland Railway War Memorial

British railway war memorialsBuildings and structures completed in 1921Buildings and structures in DerbyCenotaphs in the United KingdomGrade II* listed buildings in Derbyshire
Grade II* listed monuments and memorialsMidland RailwayMonuments and memorials in DerbyshireUse British English from July 2022War memorials by Edwin LutyensWorks of Edwin Lutyens in EnglandWorld War I memorials in England
Midland Railway War Memorial, Derby 10 (cropped)
Midland Railway War Memorial, Derby 10 (cropped)

The Midland Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial in Derby in the East Midlands of England. It was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and unveiled in 1921. The memorial commemorates employees of the Midland Railway who died while serving in the armed forces during the First World War. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. Around a third of the company's workforce, some 23,000 men, left to fight, of whom 2,833 were killed. Standing on Midland Road, within sight of Derby railway station and backing on to the garden of the Midland Hotel, the memorial consists of a cenotaph partially enclosed by a screen wall on three sides. Affixed to the wall are bronze plaques listing the names of the dead. On either side of the cenotaph is the Midland's coat of arms, enclosed in a laurel wreath. The crest is surmounted by a catafalque with sculpted lion heads at the corners, supporting the recumbent effigy of a soldier, covered by a coat. Lutyens renders the soldier anonymous by lifting him high above eye level, allowing the viewer to believe it could be somebody they knew. The memorial was unveiled on 15 December 1921. The Midland also published a book of remembrance, a copy of which was sent to the families of all the men listed on the memorial. Later in the 1920s, the Midland Railway was amalgamated into a larger company and Derby's importance as a railway centre waned. Today, the memorial stands in a conservation area and is a grade II* listed building. It was repaired in 2010 after several of the bronze plaques were stolen and later recovered.

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Midland Railway War Memorial
Midland Road, Derby Pride Park

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DE1 2SL Derby, Pride Park
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Midland Railway War Memorial, Derby 10 (cropped)
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