Chattri (Brighton)
| The Chattri | |
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Looking southwards towards Brighton
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 Location of the Chattri within Brighton and Hove
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| General information | |
| Type | War memorial |
| Architectural style | Orientalist |
| Location | Brighton and Hove, England |
| Address | Deep Bottom, off A27, Patcham |
| Coordinates | 50°53′3″N 0°8′49″W / 50.88417°N 0.14694°WCoordinates: 50°53′3″N 0°8′49″W / 50.88417°N 0.14694°W |
| Elevation | 500 feet (150 m) |
| Construction started | August 1920 |
| Completed | December 1920 |
| Inaugurated | 1 February 1921 |
| Cost | £4,964 (£180 thousand in 2017) |
| Height | 29 feet (8.8 m) |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 9 feet (2.7 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | E.C. Henriques |
| Architecture firm | William Kirkpatrick Ltd, Trafford Park, Manchester |
The Chattri is a war memorial in the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is sited 500 feet (150 m) above the city on the South Downs above the suburb of Patcham, and is accessible only by bridleway. It stands on the site where a number of Indian soldiers who fought for the British Empire were cremated during the First World War. The structure has Grade II listed status, reflecting its architectural and historic importance.
India was part of the British Empire during the First World War, and more than 800,000 Indian soldiers fought for the Allied Powers. During the four years of fighting, thousands of wounded combatants were brought to Britain to be treated in makeshift military hospitals. Three were established in Brighton; one was the town's famous royal palace, the Royal Pavilion.King George V is said to have decreed that Indian soldiers were to be treated at the Pavilion, apparently believing that the flamboyant Indo-Saracenic building would provide familiar surroundings. In December 1914, 345 injured soldiers were transported to Brighton by train and were transferred to the hospitals. The King and Queen, Mayor of Brighton, Chief Constable of Brighton and other dignitaries visited frequently, and careful arrangements were made at the Royal Pavilion to provide for the different dietary and other cultural requirements of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims.
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