FIELDS WE PROTECT

Lions of the Great War is a green space close to Smethwick High Street which includes a paved seating area, a fountain, landscaping and a metal sculpture celebrating inventor James Watt, who pioneered steam power in Smethwick.

In November 2018, to mark the centenary of the World War I Armistice, a three-metre tall bronze statue was unveiled depicting a World War I Sikh soldier in full trench wear and bearing a rifle. The statue stands atop a two-metre high plinth inscribed with an explanation of the monument’s significance and the importance of the statue for Smethwick’s long-established South Asian communities.