A memorial to a century of fallen engineers

The British Thomson-Houston Company War Memorial is a First World War memorial in Rugby, Warwickshire, in the West Midlands of England. It was built by local builders' firm J Parnell & Son Ltd on behalf of the British Thomson-Houston Company, in memory of the firm's employees who left to fight in the First World War and were killed in service. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, it was unveiled in 1921 and is now a grade II* listed building.

It bears the names of 243 employees who died in the First World War and 175 employees who died in the Second World War. The memorial consists of a cross, over 7 meters tall, made of Portland stone, with short arms at the top of the tapering shaft. The base of the cross is square, supported by four steps, and includes the names of the fallen, an inscription reading 'In Memory of the Men of the British Thomson-Houston Co Who gave Their Lives in the Great Wars', and the years of both world wars inscribed on either side.

Originally placed at the former entrance to the British Thomson-Houston factory on Mill Road, the memorial was relocated to a site away from its original location in 2010, to make room for the company's redevelopment. Today, visitors can see the memorial on Technology Drive, where it remains a tribute to the lives lost in the line of duty.

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