Canada\u0027s Vimy Foundation is now advocating for preserving a war memorial for Canadians in the U.K. that\u0027s threatened by development.
The Vimy Foundation, a non-government organization promoting commemorating and preserving Canada’s First World War history, is urging authorities in Guildford, U.K., to protect a park dedicated to Canada’s fallen in both world conflicts.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
R.B. Bennett, a Calgary lawyer and oilman who served as prime minister from 1930 to 1935, had moved to England and expressed interest in providing moral and financial support in preserving the land as a memorial to Canadian combatants. Its significance as a memorial to Canada’s sacrifices in both world wars is also commemorated in a plaque affixed to the cathedral’s exterior.Friends of Stag Hill , which is fighting to preserve the park, had petitioned U.K. government agency Historic England to designate the land for preservation. But the body said last month the park doesn’t meet its criteria.
The top image shows Guildford Cathedral as it is now, while the bottom image shows what the proposed development could look like. The proposed development would be built in the green space directly to the right of the cathedral.The cathedral says the apartments will provide much-needed affordable housing and that revenue from the land sale will be used for the building’s maintenance, but won’t say how much was raised.
“We believe wholeheartedly that we are proposing a development that is sensitive to its special setting and its history.”
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