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Litten Gardens

Litten Gardens

Public park in Chichester, West Sussex, England

Litten Gardens is a public park in Chichester, West Sussex, England. The park is maintained by Chichester City Council.[1] Chichester War Memorial is located within the park.

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History

In 2017, Chichester City Council took over maintenance of the park.[2]

Chichester War Memorial

Photograph of the memorial in January 2009

In 1921, Sir William Robertson unveiled a war memorial in Eastgate Square, Chichester for soldiers who died in World War I (WWI). The memorial was relocated to Litten Gardens in 1940. Chichester City Council have subsequently added the names of soldiers who died in World War II (WWII).[2] The memorial contains the names of 351 dead from WWI and 196 from WWII.[3]

The war memorial was listed as a Grade II monument on 2 November 2015.[4]

In March 2020, a resident noticed that a flower, ordinarily attached to the war memorial, had been pulled out and left on the ground. The act was described as vandalism by Chichester District Council.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Morton, Sam (13 March 2020). "War monument vandalised in Chichester - 'I feel this is just the start'". Chichester Observer. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Litten Gardens". Chichester City Council. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Chichester". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Chichester War Memorial". Historic England. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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