In grateful memory of the men of this church and parish who fell in the Great War, 1914 - 1918, and whose names are recorded within the church. RIP
The Celtic cross is decorated with twisted rope in the arms with 'IHS' at the centre - see the Teddington Cross for more information on this monograph. The rope is appropriate for this 'Church of the High Seas'.
E1, Stepney High Street, St Dunstans and All Saints
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Dunstans WW1 cross
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
A City of Westminster information plaque on the ground at the centre of the traffic island provides the following: The Christ Church war...
The tablets are numbered with roman numerals: I - XVI. Panels 1-10 carry 198 WW1 names in alphabetic sequence. Panel 11 is headed up 'Ad...
120-tonne block of granite, 4.1 metre cube with a corner removed. According to Handy Shipping Guide this was the "biggest transportatio...
This memorial was brought to our notice by our colleage Jamie Davis. He found the photo of the memorial behind the bus on Mike's Bus Pag...
The names are listed alphabetically but only by first letter of surname, possibly to make the late additions, of which there are 9, less ...
Wikipedia states that Norway was neutral during WW1 (though friendly towards the UK) and in 1924 reported 1,180 persons dead and missing. So we cannot explain the 2,101 Norwegian seamen referred to...
You can see part of the old entrance to the left of our picture. To the right is Palastra House, the site of The Ring.
The Albion was a battleship built by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company (TIASC) at Blackwall. The launching attracted huge crowds and, in spite of warnings that it was dangerous, some 20...
Erected in the King's lifetime - see Fenner Brockway for our list of other such statues. The statue once belonged to W. S. Gilbert and w...
Started by Samuel Gurney MP and the barrister, Edward Thomas Wakefield. Founded as the Metropolitan Free Drinking Fountain Association it changed its name to include cattle troughs in 1867. London...
