Plaque

King Olav V of Norway

Erection date: 1983

Inscription

{Beneath a bas-relief of the king:}
Olav V, Norges Konge, 80 år 1983.
H.M. Kongen avduket selv relieffet.

{Translates as:}
Olav V, King of Norway 80 years old. 1983 His Majesty the King unveiled this plaque.

Site: St Olav's Church - SE16 (9 memorials)

SE16, St Olav's Square, St Olav's Church

St Olav's Church was designed by John Love Seaton Dahl. Crown Prince Olav was present at the laying of the foundation stone, 1926, and then at the consecration, 1927. During WW2 this was the church used by King Haakon VII and the Norwegian government in exile. It is one of over 30 churches around the world run by the Norwegian Church Abroad, also known as The Norwegian Seamen’s Church.

Serendipitously the Google Streetview of September 2017 captured the Haakon bust covered with a veil, presumably just hours before the photo captured here.

The Ebenezer Church plaque is in the garden in front of the church in the centre of the northern wall.

The Fallen plaque is laid into the ground of the garden, at the foot of the WW1 memorial.

The three 'St Olav' plaques are attached low on the west front of the building.

At Surrey Docks we have an 1889 map which shows the road layouts before the Rotherhithe Tunnel roundabout arrived.

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King Olav V of Norway

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Ebenezer Church - Prince Oscar

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Haakon VII

Haakon VII

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St Olav's Church - 1926 - foundation stone

St Olav's Church - 1926 - foundation stone

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St Olav's Church - 1977

St Olav's Church - 1977

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St Olav's Church - 1992

St Olav's Church - 1992

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