Monument

WW1 memorial cross - from St John's

Inscription

{On stones either side of the cross:}
In Memoriam

1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945

{On the plaque below:}
This crucifix was removed from St John's Church, Wilton Road which was destroyed by enemy action on 11 October 1940. The crucifix commemorates those who fell in the wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. St John's was the daughter church of St Peter's, Eaton Square and accordingly the memorial was placed here.

Site: WW1 memorial cross - from St John's (1 memorial)

SW1, Hobart Place, St Peter's Church, Knightsbridge Kindergarten

The cross looks as if the church was designed to hold it, but no. St Peters was built 1824-27 and this section, by Sir Arthur Blomfield, was added in 1875. We've failed to find an image showing this facade pre-WW2 to see how it used to look without the cross.

At the front of the church, on Eaton Square, there are 3 other memorials.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
WW1 memorial cross - from St John's

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St John the Evangelist church, Wilton Road

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World War 1

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World War 2

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People from St John's Church, Wilton Road, lost in WW1 and WW2

People from St John's Church, Wilton Road, lost in WW1 and WW2.

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Nearby Memorials

St Peters Eaton square - WW1 memorial - lost in WW2

St Peters Eaton square - WW1 memorial - lost in WW2

SW1, Eaton Square, St Peters

This WW1 memorial was destroyed by a WW2 bomb. There surely must be photos of it in situ but we've not found any. A stone seat was erect...

1 subject commemorated
Hyde Park memorial to bomb attack 7/7/05

Hyde Park memorial to bomb attack 7/7/05

W1, Hyde Park

The 52 columns are 1m apart, 3.5m high and made of roughly textured stainless steel cast in sand. They are arranged in four clusters of ...

54 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Stoke Newington - civilian war memorial

Stoke Newington - civilian war memorial

N16, Abney Park Cemetery

The 113 names are grouped by the location/date of the bomb: 88 people ("also 9 persons unidentified" at Coronation Avenue on 13 October 1...

Civilian war dead | WW2
115 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Susanna Wesley monument

Susanna Wesley monument

EC1, City Road

The plaque is on the yellow brick wall, hidden by the bush with red flowers.

5 subjects commemorated
Edith S. Kerrison

Edith S. Kerrison

E15, The Grove

Unveiled by Will Thorne MP, as part of the week-long celebrations of the jubilee of the incorporation of the Borough of West Ham.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator

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Friends of Burgess Park

Friends of Burgess Park

The Friends of Burgess Park are an association of people and other interested groups who are concerned to protect, promote and enhance an important, inner-city London park.

Group, Community / Clubs, Gardens / Agriculture

3 memorials
Cutty Sark Gardens - Opening

Cutty Sark Gardens - Opening

SE10, Cutty Sark Gardens

The plaque can be seen in the lower left of our photo. 'Cutty Sark Gardens' sounds like a sarky name for a large area which is almost ent...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Benny Hill

Benny Hill

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Person, Cinema, Humour, TV & Radio

3 memorials
Makram Ali

Makram Ali

N4, Biggerstaff Street, Clifton Court play area, Six Acres Estate

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1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
David Greig - N8

David Greig - N8

N8, High Street, 32

The location was Greig's mother's shop, opened in 1870. The address then was 3 St Mary's Terrace.

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator