Runnymede, Surrey - Air Force Memorial 1980 local card

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Air Force Memorial, Runnymede, Surrey
• Publisher:  Surrey Federation of Womens Institutes - photo L. Wells, Wonersh WI
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n /a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words:  minor wear

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, near Egham, Surrey, England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from the British Empire who were lost in operations from World War II. All of those recorded have no known grave anywhere in the world, and many were lost without trace. The name of each of these airmen and airwomen is engraved into the stone walls of the memorial, according to country and squadron.

The memorial was designed by Sir Edward Maufe with sculpture by Vernon Hill. The engraved glass and painted ceilings were designed by John Hutton, and the poem engraved on the gallery window was written by Paul H Scott. It was the first post-World War II building to be listed for architectural merit.

The roof of the memorial looks over the River Thames and Runnymede Meadow, where the Magna Carta was sealed by King John in 1215. Most of north, west, and central London can be seen to the right from the viewpoint; such monuments as the London Eye and the arch of Wembley Stadium are visible on clear days. Windsor Castle and the surrounding area can be seen to the left.

The memorial is on Coopers Hill Lane, Englefield Green, next to the former Runnymede campus of Brunel University and Kingswood Hall of Royal Holloway, University of London since 1965 when it was converted from a convent.