070609_South_Bank_078 Unveiled by the Queen in July 2005 the £1m memorial in Whitehall commemorates the role of women during World War II.

Unveiled by the Queen in July 2005 the £1m memorial in Whitehall commemorates the role of women during World War II. It depicts the uniforms of women in the forces alongside the working clothes of those who worked in the factories, the hospitals, the emergency services and the farms..The 22ft-high bronze sculpture depicts the uniforms and working clothes worn by women during the war. . . .