Remember
A large crucifix is quite common in the forecourt of a church. This one, planted in a pile of stones, a cairn, reminds us of one in Highgate that specifically references WW1 which suggests that this taciturn memorial is also for WW1.
E2, Cambridge Heath Road, St John on Bethnal Green
This church was designed by Sir John Soane, 1826-8.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John on Bethnal Green war memorial
We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...
We have transcribed all the names and the main plaque. Scattered across the top surface of the monument are 15 other plaques, each giving...
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...
Tower Hamlets local list gives: "The memorial which is inscribed “TO OUR GLORIOUS DEAD, 1914 – 1918” was unveiled in 1922 by the Suffraga...
{On the back of the plinth: a carved laurel wreath encircling a lit lantern, representing an eternal flame, presumably, and:} 1914 - 1...
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