St Saviour's War Memorial, War memorial statue in Borough High Street, London, United Kingdom.
St Saviour's War Memorial is a bronze soldier statue on Borough High Street showing an infantryman moving forward through mud in full battledress with a slung rifle. The sculpture rests on a Portland stone pedestal and stands as a focal point along this busy street.
The memorial was completed in 1922 to honor 344 soldiers from the parish who lost their lives during World War I. It marks the end of the war and the community's commitment to remembering those who fell.
The pedestal carvings show Saint George battling a dragon at the front and a woman mourning with a child and dove at the back. These reliefs express the community's grief and search for meaning after the war.
The memorial sits at the north end of Borough High Street directly across from the Slug & Lettuce pub and is easy to spot from the street. The site is fully wheelchair accessible and visitors can view the sculpture from multiple angles along the pavement.
The sculptor Philip Lindsey Clark drew on his own service as a soldier in the Artists Rifles and Royal Sussex Regiment to create this memorial. His personal experience as a combatant gave the figure its realistic posture and emotional depth.
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