Runnymede is famous as the site of the sealing of Magna Carta
Nearly 800 years ago, King John met with a group of barons on this small
patch of countryside. It was here he sealed Magna Carta, seen by many
as the symbolic first step on the road to modern democracy. In this
spirit, today Runnymede has several memorials to the ongoing struggle
for liberty
Beyond the woods on Coopers Hill is this moving memorial, inscribed
with the names of 20,456 men and women of the Allied Air Forces who
lost their lives in the Second World War on missions and have no known
grave.
This building is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Jurors is an artwork created by Hew Locke to mark the 800th
anniversary of the sealing of Magna Carta, commissioned jointly with
Surrey County Council. The twelve intricately worked bronze chairs
incorporate imagery representing key moments in the struggle for
freedom, rule of law and equal rights.
Set in a symbolic acre of land donated to the United States of
America by Queen Elizabeth II in in 1965, this seven tonne block of
Portland stone commemorates the life of President John F Kennedy
following his tragic assassination.
Designed by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, it is maintained by the Kennedy Memorial Trust.
This monument to the historic moment Magna Carta was sealed here
was designed by Sir Edward Maufe and erected in 1957 by the American Bar
Association.
Nestled in a quiet spot near the meadows and sat on a gentle slope
looking out towards the Thames, today the memorial is the perfect place
to pause and reflect.
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