Inventory Site Record

Eastcote War Memorial Garden was laid out in 1929 on the former site of Field End Farm pond, when the village war memorial was moved from its location at the busy junction of Field End Road and Bridle Road. The memorial takes the form of a stone cross and has bronze plaques with the names of those who died in WWI and WWII. The public garden, which has the original yew hedge to the road, has trees including two mature Common Ash trees, shrubs, lawn and ornamental bedding, is the location for Eastcote's well-attended Remembrance Day service, which in 2017 saw a gathering of over 1,100 people with 200 children presenting crosses.

Site location:

Field End Road, Eastcote

Postcode:

HA5 1TD

What 3 Words:

menu.juror.badly

Type of site:

Public Gardens

Borough:

Hillingdon

Open to public?

Yes

Opening times:

unrestricted

Special conditions:

Facilities:

Events:

Annual Remembrance Day commemoration

Public transport:

Tube: Eastcote (Piccadilly, Metropolitan). Bus: 282.

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Research updated:

11/03/2019

Last minor changes:

14/07/2022

Please check with the site owner or manager for latest news. www.hillingdon.gov.uk

The original site of the war memorial was at the junction of Field End Road and Bridle Road, a small piece of land near Field End Lodge (now Tudor Lodge Hotel), whose owners Benjamin and Annie Hall had allowed it to be used as a Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) hospital during World War I. In 1917 the Halls requested permission to erect a small memorial near the hospital commemorating six Eastcote men who had died in the war. This wooden memorial was moved St Lawrence's Church in 1921/2 when the current stone war memorial cross was erected, again presented by Mr and Mrs Hall, and unveiled on 12 June 1922. Around the cross are bronze plaques recording the names of Eastcote's 16 war dead as well as commemorating all those who had served from the village, the wounded who passed through Eastcote Hospital and the voluntary helpers who worked there between 1914-19. Following WWII another bronze plaque was added naming 9 war dead.

In 1929 the War Memorial was moved to its current location when the crossroads position was rendering it liable to damage from busy road traffic. The new site was formerly that of the pond for Field End Farm, which stood opposite. The garden was laid out by Messrs. Eborn of Northwood, and retains the yew hedging to the road frontage and a number of mature Common Ash trees. In June 1937 the memorial was draped with the Union Jack and extensive floral decorations in celebration of the coronation of George VI. In 1999 the war memorial was restored and the original bronze plaques removed, where they are displayed in the Eastcote Royal British Legion Hall in Southbourne Gardens. Since 2014 numerous organisations have contributed to improving the Memorial Garden, including The Friends of Eastcote House Gardens, Eastcote Residents Association, Eastcote Conservation Panel, Royal British Legion Eastcote Branch, the 4th and 6th Eastcote Scouting Groups, The Forresters and the War Memorials Trust.

Sources consulted:

LB Hillingdon 'Eastcote War Memorial Garden Management Plan, 2017 - 2027'; https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/2188

Grid ref:

TQ109881 (510953,188146)

Size in hectares:

0.07

Site ownership:

LB Hillingdon

Site management:

Green Spaces Team

Date(s):

1929

Designer(s):

Messrs. Eborn of Northwood

Listed structures:

None

On National Heritage List for England (NHLE), Parks & Gardens:

No

Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965:

No

Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931:

No

Local Authority Data

The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information.

On Local List:

No

In Conservation Area:

No

Tree Preservation Order:

No

Nature Conservation Area:

No

Green Belt:

No

Metropolitan Open Land:

No

Special Policy Area:

No

Other LA designation:

Open Space