The Featherston War Memorial is a striking piece of architecture, built for ANZAC soldiers who fought and died in World War One. The Memorial, built in 1927, occupies a prominent position in Featherston, being right on the intersection of Wallace and Fox Streets.
The Memorial has been a focal point of ANZAC day commemorations in Featherston for over 90 years and is clearly valued by the local community of Featherston. The Community and Townspeople have Featherston have helped maintain the setting and its integrity in the face of plans for change.
Plans for a World War One Memorial in Featherston began in 1919 after the ANZAC Club gifted their building to the local Featherston Borough, though on one condition. A Suitable Monument was erected on the plot of grass across the road from the club.
Fundraising for the memorial had commenced in 1920 and later in 1925, the decision was made to erect the memorial at the intersection of Fitzherbert, William and Fox Streets because of it being a more prominent place, befitting the memorial.
The Memorial took the design of the Cupola design, but with some attributes. 12 Pillars support a domed roof, both constructed with reinforced concrete and are symbolically set with the stones of the Tauherenīkau River, same with the low walls that line the boundaries of the Memorial’s Garden. The Dome is topped with a lantern as well as a spire with a mounted light on it. The Four lacings of the dome are lined with Key Battlefronts that ANZAC soldiers fought in during World War One, these being: Mesopotamia, Palestine-Egypt, France-Belgium, and most famously, Gallipoli. In the center, a red granite obelisk sits upon a small podium, with the inscription of the roll of honour of both World War One and World War Two Dedications
Cache is a small Pill Container, spray painted black.
Please respect this Memorial and the Surrounding Garden.
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