Litten Gardens Explained

Litten Gardens
Type:Public park
Map:United Kingdom Chichester
Owner:Chichester City Council
Location:Chichester, West Sussex, England

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

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). 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Morton. Sam. 13 March 2020. War monument vandalised in Chichester - 'I feel this is just the start'. Chichester Observer. 19 May 2021. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519180746/https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/crime/war-monument-vandalised-chichester-i-feel-just-start-2447807. live.
  2. Web site: Litten Gardens. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210427222128/https://chichestercity.gov.uk/the-council/history/war-memorial/. 27 April 2021. 19 May 2021. Chichester City Council.
  3. Web site: Chichester. live. 19 May 2021. Imperial War Museum. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519180746/https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/16886.
  4. Web site: Chichester War Memorial. live. 19 May 2021. Historic England. 19 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519180745/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1429864.