1. What are war memorials made from?
War Memorials Trust
What are war memorials made from?

2. Learning objectives
To know some materials that war memorials are commonly made from and the characteristics of these materials
To consider the effects of different variables when selecting materials for a purpose
To know which material is best for a memorial in a given location
Skipsea Church, East Yorkshire (WM5813) © Mrs Marigold Vodden, 2012

3. Learning outcomes
Identify the materials that war memorials are made from and their characteristics
Explain what factors affect a material’s suitability to be used for a war memorial
Understand advantages and disadvantages of using different materials for a war memorial
Skipsea Church, East Yorkshire (WM5813) © Mrs Marigold Vodden, 2012

4. Which materials?
List all the materials you think might be used to make war memorials.
Use pictures to help you. How many can you think of?
Hampstead, London (WM39) © War Memorials Trust, 2000
Newton Regis, Warwickshire © War Memorials Trust, 2010

5. What are the materials like?
Look at the samples of materials you have been given.
How would you describe them? Remember you are describing the material not the object.

6. Your design
Think about the war memorials you have looked at and what they are for.
If you were designing a war memorial, what ‘must haves’ would it include?

7. Activity
Think about the war memorial type you have been given. What materials would be suitable for this type of memorial?
Remember to think about its size, location, whether it will move, what it will look like.
Ash, Surrey (WM1899) © Ash District Local History Museum Society, 2007
Scottish American memorial (WM646) © War Memorials Trust, 2009