Midland Railway War Memorial
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.Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: war memorial in Derby, England
- Also known as: “Midland Railway War Memorial, Derby”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Derby railway station and Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Derby railway station
Railway station
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 3.0.
Derby is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. It lies 127 miles north of London St Pancras on the Midland Main Line. Derby railway station is situated 600 feet northeast of Midland Railway War Memorial.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Photo: Janet Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Derby, England. It was established in 1879, along with Derby Central Library, in a new building designed by Richard Knill Freeman and given to Derby by Michael Thomas Bass. Derby Museum and Art Gallery is situated 1 mile northwest of Midland Railway War Memorial.
Florence Nightingale Community Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, formerly the London Road Community Hospital, is a community hospital on London Road in Derby, England. It was established in 2009. Florence Nightingale Community Hospital is situated 920 feet southwest of Midland Railway War Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litchurch and Pride Park.
Litchurch
Locality
Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Litchurch is a historical area in the city of Derby, in Derbyshire, England. From Medieval times it was a rural township associated with Derby but outside the burgh boundary, before experiencing rapid urbanisation and population growth in the 19th century.
Pride Park
Suburb
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pride Park is a business park on the southern outskirts of the city centre of Derby, England. It covers 80 hectares of contaminated former industrial land between the River Derwent and railway lines, and was developed between the 1990s and early 2000s. Pride Park Stadium, Derby Arena and The Sanctuary Local Nature Reserve are also located within Pride Park.
Wilmorton
Suburb
Wilmorton is a suburb of the city of Derby, in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, England, which lies between Alvaston and Osmaston, to the south of the city centre on the A6 from Deadman's Lane to the Canal Bridge.
Midland Railway War Memorial
- Categories: war memorial and historic site
- Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.91554° or 52° 54′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.46479° or 1° 27′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C4WWG8P+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 769111211OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q6842423
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Midland Railway War Memorial” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “米德兰铁路战争纪念碑”
- Hungarian: “Midland Railway háborús emlékmű”
- Italian: “Midland Railway War Memorial”
- Japanese: “ミッドランド鉄道戦争記念碑”
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Highlights include Derby Train Station and The Roundhouse.
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