2-703-538 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Representation in Stone of a 9-Inch Howitzer That Caused Great Controversy', c1935. Wreaths at the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London, dedicated to the First World War casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery. The Portland stone memorial was designed by Charles Jagger and Lionel Pearson, and features a sculpture of a BL 9.2-inch howitzer gun. In the background is St George's Hospital. From "Wonderful London, Volume 1", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]