File:Victoria Park, Stafford - Staffordshire County War Memorial (33241491466).jpg
The River Sow runs through the park. The park was opened in 1908. It was created by T Fobbs & Co of Wolverhampton.
Near Victoria Road in the park is the Staffordshire County War Memorial. It is Grade II listed and dates from 1923. Sculpted by William Robert Colton, completed by L. S. Merrifield.
There is a bronze horse with a Winged Victory on top.
Staffordshire County War Memorial with Flanking Walls and Gates, Stafford
STAFFORD
SJ9122 VICTORIA ROAD 590-1/7/98 (South East side) Staffordshire County War Memorial with flanking walls and gates
GV II
War memorial on square terrace with walls, and flanking walls and gates. c1920. Ashlar and bronze. Tall memorial supporting bronze figures. Plinth has bronze plaque with lettering above inscription cut in stone, bronze plaque commemorating 2nd World War to right return; imbricated torus to base of memorial, which has roundels with cap badges to all faces and bronze Stafford knot over inscription; top figures of winged female and horse on rock. Terrace has low walls continued to sides, with canted sections flanking enriched wrought-iron paired gates, the canted sections inscribed with names of battles of the 1st World War. An impressive grouping at west end of Victoria Park.
Listing NGR: SJ9189222995
This text is a legacy record and has not been updated since the building was originally listed. Details of the building may have changed in the intervening time. You should not rely on this listing as an accurate description of the building.
Source: English Heritage
Listed building text is © Crown Copyright. Reproduced under licence.Camera location | ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
---|
Licensing
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
![]() |
This image was originally posted to Flickr by ell brown at https://flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/33241491466. It was reviewed on 6 March 2017 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |