Memorial details

Memorial type
Cross
District
Richmond Upon Thames
Town
Teddington
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12503

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Current location

St Peter and St Paul Church
Bychurch End (off Church Road)
Teddington
Richmond Upon Thames
Greater London
TW11 8PS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 15793 71031
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
STONE CROSS ON SQUARE BASE WITH NAMES ON IT. It is surrounded by white painted wrought iron railings, believed to have been introduced in 1992. Recumbent on the ground in front of the base is a small inscribed tablet with the names of the casualties of the First and Second World Wars
Inscription
[Dedication recovered from Archival sources- not now legible] To the honour and memory of our fellow worshippers of the church of S.S. peter & Paul Upper Teddington who fell in the Great War 1914-1918. They endured as seeing Him who is invisible. May they rest in peace.
Inscription legible?
no
Names on memorial
Ackary, T R
Archer
Ault, C A
B(...)
Baker
Barclay, A
Barclay, L C
Barwood, H
Bentley
Bowler
See details for all 82 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 82
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 82
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically
Components
  • Cross
    Measurements: depth 1800MM, height C 7000MM, width 1800MM
    Materials: Stone - Portland
  • Pedestal
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
  • Fence/ Railing
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wrought Iron
Listing information
Condition
History
By 2015 the memorial was severely fractured and at risk of collapse, partly due to corrosion of the ferrous rod in the shaft, leading to its expansion and thus stone fracture. In 2018 a £5,720 War Memorials Trust Grant was made towards the repair costs. The memorial was dismantled, repaired and rebuilt, also steam cleaned and repointed with lime mortar. The damage was so severe that some parts of the shaft and cross had to be replaced with new stone. Both the dedication and names have eroded away and have not been renewed in these works, although the dedication is known through archival research; MEMORIAL HAS BEEN MOVED TWICE. FIRST TIME in 1978 DUE TO DEVELOPMENT OF A ROW OF SHOPS IN BROAD STREET ON LAND CEDED BY THE CHURCH, after demolition of the old church and building of a new church (was relocated to Church Road) AND the SECOND TIME in 1992 DUE TO THE BUILDING OF A NEW COMMITTEE ROOM FOR THE CHURCH.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin No 82, August 2019 page 8

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