Richards' Cross
E8, Mare Street, St John at Hackney graveyard
Note the natty, 'tiled' roof at the top. The inscription is difficult to read and the dates for A. C. E. Richards may be incorect.
Note the natty, 'tiled' roof at the top. The inscription is difficult to read and the dates for A. C. E. Richards may be incorect.
The 104 names on the marble plaques are of men who either lost their lives, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and...
The (rather creepy) Biblical quotation is from the King James Version: John 5, 28-29.
The quotation on the 1919 face comes from the Bible, Joshua 4:3, 6-7: "... and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of ...
Tower Hamlets local list gives: "The memorial which is inscribed “TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD, 1914 – 1918” was unveiled in 1922 by the Suffraga...
The list uses abbreviations for first names extensively: Wm., Richd,, Albt., Chas., Hy., Ivo., etc. Those last standing for Henry and Ivo...
The Listing entry informs: "After the Second World War a stone block was added to the south side of the memorial at the base of plinth to...
The sculpture, inspired by a Pablo Picasso painting, was designed by Curtis and made by March. The Downhills shelter was situated in Lor...
Note that the arrangement of the names on the back has been well-designed: they are in alphabetical sequence and fit neatly onto the ston...
Most war memorials at churches make some reference to 'members of this parish who fell' or have a list of the dead, or those who served. ...