The initial idea for the monument came from the Battle of Britain Historical Society who felt it was important to recognise one of the key battles of World War II. If we had lost that battle there was a good chance that we would have lost the war. The Society believed that such a tremendous achievement had not been properly recognised and wanted to address the lack of awareness of the battle and its importance amongst subsequent generations.

The importance and prevalence of such a project required a consultative, collaborative design and technically adept manufacturing team from Woodhouse to take an inspired concept into creation. The lighting bar sat above the sculpture adds scale and impact in daylight hours and an ethereal light at night and enhances the commemoration of such a huge event in our nation's history in a sensitive and beautiful way.