Litten Gardens
Empty bench in Litten Gardens in January 2009
Litten Gardens is located in Chichester city centre
Litten Gardens
Litten Gardens within Chichester
TypePublic park
LocationChichester, West Sussex, England
Coordinates50°50′18″N 0°46′20.5″W / 50.83833°N 0.772361°W / 50.83833; -0.772361
Owned byChichester City Council

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.

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Litten Gardens". Chichester City Council. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Chichester". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Chichester War Memorial". Historic England. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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