{The inscription on the front of the plinth has become illegible, all but:}
... who gave their lives in the wars
1914 – 1918
1939 – 1945
The Rotherhithe people were prescient or just lucky. The way they had worded the text for their WW1 memorial meant that all they had to do in incorporate WW2 was to add the dates and an 's' to 'war'.
SE16, St Marychurch Street, St Mary the Virgin Church
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Rotherhithe war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
The plaque is on the slanted top of the cylinder behind the hedge. Â On the top of the rather art nouveauy monument in front is a sun-dial...
The statue and the reliefs are by Jones with Jackson responsible for the architectural elements. We found the quality of the work on the...
The memorial was designed by Hermon Cawthra RA and unveiled in 1934. It is grade II listed. A City of Westminster information plaque on ...
The inscription was written by the Rev. T. W. Weare, Under-Master of Westminster 1841-1861. Our information comes from Westminster Abbey...
Erected the year after Davidson's death, about 18 months after his resignation as Archbishop. He was the first Archbishop to resign rathe...
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