 Its purpose is to honour those who served in the Czech Free Army, which was based in the town, especially seven men who were parachuted into Czechoslovakia for the assassination attempt, Operation Anthropoid, on Nazi general Reinhard Heydrich.The fountain was restored in 2018 and given Grade II listed status in July 2018.Since the end of the Second World War, investment in the gardens had fallen and the task of running them had passed to the Warwick District Council rather than private individuals.