{Beneath garlands of hops:}
To the memory of the men of the London Hop Trade who died for us in the Great War
{Followed by 33 names. See Commemorated Subjects for the list:}
Their name liveth forever.
Credit to Researching the Past for the splendid research on the names on this memorial.
SE1, Borough High Street, 32 - 34, a pub (name keeps changing)
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
London hop trade war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
Hops were introduced to England from the Netherlands. They were grown princip...
Private. Number 1538, of the London Regiment, 15th County of London Batallion...
Corporal. Number G/5125 of the 10th Battalion of the Queen's (Royal West Surr...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
London hop trade war memorial
Site of St. Margaret's Church (13th century) and the Borough Compter. Histori...
The bronze statue on the plinth is of an infantryman tramping through mud. Th...
On this site was a social club which operated 1765 - 1871 as Almack's and was then renamed as Willis's Rooms. Wikipedia talks of "a bras...
We don't understand why the plaque presents the name as 'Cole Church' since everywhere else it's given as 'Colechurch'. St. Thomas Becke...
Inscribed into the building, just below the cornice on the two facades: "The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Incorporated 1843". ...
These plaques are attached to the north-west tower and also the south-east tower, all duplicated except for "opened to the public" which ...
Louis Kossuth, 1802 - 1894, Hungarian patriot, stayed here. London County Council
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 9 April 1916, age 32, while serving in the Army Chaplains’ Department. "For his unceasing attention to the wounded... under incessant fire and with utter disregard...
The tram carrying 69 passengers, had left New Addington bound for Wimbledon. At 6.07 a.m. as it approached Sandilands station on a sharp bend, it overturned on its right side. Seven passengers were...
We think the inscription should read "Margaret Haig Thomas Viscountess Rhondda" and that the "Thomas" has been accidentally left out.
Mayor of Holborn in September 1942. In the picture he's the chap in the white gloves and necklace.
