Arch Of Remembrance Leicester. The Arch Of Remembrance Is A First World War Memorial Designed By Sir Edwin Lutyens And Located In Victoria Park, Leicester, In The East Midlands Of England. Leicester`s Industry Contributed Significantly To The British War Effort. A Temporary War Memorial Was Erected In 1917, And A Committee Was Formed In 1919 To Propose A Permanent Memorial. The Committee Resolved To Appoint Lutyens As Architect And To Site The Memorial In Victoria Park. Lutyens`s First Proposal Was Accepted By The Committee But Was Scaled Back And Eventually Cancelled Due To A Shortage Of Funds. The Committee Then Asked Lutyens To Design A Memorial Arch, Which He Presented To A Public Meeting In 1923.

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