Erection date: /7/1903
{On the side of the trough:}
Erected by Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson 11th Bt and the inhabitants of Charlton to commemorate the Coronation of King Edward VII. 1902.
SE7, Charlton Church Lane
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Coronation of King Edward VII - horse trough
King Edward VII. Originally scheduled for 26 June but delayed due to the main...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Coronation of King Edward VII - horse trough
Charlton is an area of South-East London which still retains the feel of a vi...
Benefactor. Born Spencer Pocklington Maryon {sic} Maryon-Wilson, gaining the ...
This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Coronation of King Edward VII - horse trough
The lists(totalling 248 names) are all in alphabetical sequence except for th...
We note that the name John B. Freeman appears twice. Whilst this is probably a mistake on the part of the memorial creators we cannot ass...
Around the monument are 8 standing, crowned statues of Eleanor. This is a recreation of one of 12 Eleanor Crosses erected by King Edward ...
The monument, designed by Sydney March, is grade II Listed. Prior to 2012 Google street view shows the original bronze plaques on this mo...
We are told by the people at The Register of the Anglo-Boer War that this war actually ended on 31 May 1902. The memorial gives 1903 as t...
The monument is very weather-worn but the two panels containing the names are crisp so we think they have been recently re-carved. WW2 su...
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