Monument

St Mary-le-bone War Memorial

Inscription

{On the back of the plinth:
a carved laurel wreath encircling a lit lantern, representing an eternal flame, presumably, and:}
1914 - 1918
1939 - 1945

{On the front:}
A grateful tribute to the men and women of Saint Mary-le-bone who by their service and sacrifice for King and country freely played their part in the Great War, 1914 - 1918 and in the Second World War, 1939 - 1945.
{On the left back base of the statue;}
C. L. Hartwell, RA, Sc.

Site: St Mary-le-bone War Memorial (1 memorial)

NW8, Park Road

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Mary-le-bone War Memorial

Subjects commemorated i

World War 1

We'd always assumed that this war was known as the Great War until WW2 came a...

Read More

World War 2

Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...

Read More

St Marylebone fallen

The men and women of Saint Marylebone who served and died in both World Wars.

Read More

This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St Mary-le-bone War Memorial

Created by i

Charles Leonard Hartwell, RA, FRBS, RBC.

He was a Member of the Royal Academy. The picture is a self-portrait. Much in...

Read More

Nearby Memorials

Theatre Royal - Harris

Theatre Royal - Harris

WC2, Catherine Street

The cherubs hold theatrical masks. Musical instruments adorn the outer pillars. The inner pilasters are surmounted with the set-square ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

Greenwich Royal Naval Hospital Old Burial Ground

SE10, Romney Road, Devonport House burial ground

The names on the monument are of men whose claim to immortality is their role in running the Hospital rather than any heroic deed. Most ...

21 subjects commemorated, 1 creator
Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery WW1 - casualties

Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery WW1 - casualties

SE4, Brockley Grove, Brockley and Ladywell Cemetry

The names commemorate those who are buried in the cemetery without individual headstones, so some have accompanying touching epithets whi...

War dead | WW1
112 subjects commemorated
Parish pump Tooting

Parish pump Tooting

SW17, Mitcham Road

The quirky and much-missed Faded London Blog had a post on this item. Borough photos has a 1906 photo showing this structure in front of ...

1 subject commemorated, 1 creator
The Who in Harrow

The Who in Harrow

HA1, Sandridge Close, Daltrey House

Pete Townshend was the guitar-smasher. We visited the site in May 2012 to find the plaque gone and replaced with a hand-scrawled rather ...

2 subjects commemorated, 2 creators