War memorials are a familiar sight in the landscape of the
United Kingdom. They provide insight into not only the changing face of
commemoration but also military history, social history and art
history.
The UK National Inventory of War Memorials (UKNIWM) is based at the Imperial
War Museum and is working to compile a record of all war memorials in
the UK and to promote their appreciation, use and preservation. For further information, including a facility to search for all United Kingdom war memorials, go to the UKNIWM website.
Leicestershire County Council are compiling an index for all
war memorials in Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, and
already over 1,800 war memorials and gravestones have been recorded. The County Council are also recording information
about the people who are commemorated on the war memorials, and are including photographs, documents, and
biographical information wherever possible. Go to the County
War Memorials pages for further information.
For further information about the major war memorials in Leicester, please follow the links to the left of this page.
