La Délivrance
La Délivrance is a 1914 bronze statue by the French sculptor Émile Oscar Guillaume. The statue was created as a celebration of the First Battle of the Marne, when the German army was stopped before capturing Paris in August 1914.- Type: Memorial
- Description: series of sculptures by Émile Oscar Guillaume
- Also known as: “La Delivrance”
- Inscription: “LA DELIVRANCE/ THIS STATUE BY EMILE GUILLAUME SYMBOLIZES/ THE EMOTION INSPIRED AMONG THE ALLIED NATIONS/ WHEN THE ARMIES OF BRITAIN AND FRANCE/ DEFEATED THE INVADING GERMAN ARMIES/ AT THE BATTLE OF THE MARNE SEPTEMBER 1914/PRESENTED BY VISCOUNT ROTHERMERE”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Finchley United Synagogue and College Farm.
Finchley United Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finchley United Synagogue, more commonly known as Kinloss Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Kinloss Gardens in Finchley, in the Borough of Barnet, in London, England, in the United Kingdom. Finchley United Synagogue is situated 420 feet southwest of La Délivrance.
College Farm
Photo: Grim23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
College Farm is the only farm site in Finchley, in the London Borough of Barnet. It currently trades as an equestrian and pet store. It is located in Regents Park Road, close to Henlys Corner on the North Circular Road. College Farm is situated 830 feet northwest of La Délivrance.
Avenue House
Public building
Photo: Gareth E. Kegg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avenue House is a large Victorian mansion situated on East End Road in Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. Built in 1859 on land formerly known as Temple Croft Field, it was acquired in 1874 by ink magnate and philanthropist Henry Charles Stephens who later enlarged and improved the house and grounds with advice from well-known landscape gardener Robert Marnock. Avenue House is situated 2,400 feet northeast of La Délivrance.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temple Fortune and Church End.
Temple Fortune
Suburb
Temple Fortune is a place in the London Borough of Barnet to the north of Golders Green. It is principally a shopping district used by residents of the Hampstead Garden Suburb.
Church End
Suburb
Photo: Grim23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church End is a locality within Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. Aside from its church it centres on Finchley Central Underground station.
Hendon
Suburb
Photo: Steve Cadman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London 7 miles northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Greater London since 1965.
La Délivrance
- Categories: sculpture series, war memorial, and historic site
- Location: Barnet, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.59091° or 51° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
-0.19998° or 0° 11′ 60″ westInception
October 20th, 1927Height
11 feet (3.5 metres)Open location code
9C3XHRR2+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 201777866OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q3208468
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“La Délivrance” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “La Délivrance”
- French: “Délivrance (statue)”
- French: “La Délivrance”
- Portuguese: “La Délivrance”
- Turkish: “La Délivrance”
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