The
Hall of Memory, a war memorial, is situated just in front of
Baskerville House in Centenary Square. It was actually built before
Baskerville House in the 1920's. Built to commemorate over 12,000 of
Birmingham's citizen's who died in the First World War, the inside
features 3 Art Panels by William Boyde in rememberance. The stained
glass window depicts scenes from the First World War.
The
stone comes from Weymouth and the memorial was opened in 1925. The
outside features four bronze statues which represent the services of
the Army, Navy, Air Force and Women's Services. A collonade once stood
here before Centenary Square was built. The very same collonade, which
was moved, can now be found in the Peace Garden.