Building record 0740300000 - War Memorial to J.H.F.Grenfell & G.W.Grenfell

Summary

Sculpture at Taplow Court commemorating the brothers Jullian Grenfell and Gerald Grenfell, who died in WW1

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Type and Period (1)

  • WAR MEMORIAL (Modern - 1901 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Statue, carved by Sir Bertram Mackennal, situated on the South Terrace of Taplow Court. The sculpture consists of Apollo and Chariot of the sun in relief, set upon a boulder. At the rear is a a metal plaque with Julian Grenfell's poem "Into Battle" placed above the incised dedicatory inscription to the two brothers (B1).
Photographs (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials. UKNIWM 56654.
  • <2>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.

Location

Grid reference SU 90696 82186 (point)
Civil Parish TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 16 2025 8:46PM

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