Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Cross
- District
- Tower Hamlets
- Town
- Spitalfields
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 27173
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Current location
Christ Church
Fournier Street
Spitalfields
Tower Hamlets
Greater London
E1 6LY
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 33714 81767
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Rough hewn cairn type monument with cross on top. Each name is inscribed on a separate block, making up the cairn.
- Inscription
- Crossbeam: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN/ THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS/ LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. Bottom arm: 1914/ 1918. Cairn: (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Anderson, T D
Andrew, L W
Andrew, M
Arnett, R
Barlow, W
Barnsley, A
Barzoli, L
Benson, J J
Buckley, A W
Burgess, J
See details for all 81 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 81
Served and returned: 0
Died: 81
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Rank, initial, surname.
Order of information: Undefined
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Cross
Measurements: height 2100mm
Materials: Granite - Lettering
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Lead - Base
Measurements: height 2400mm, width 6700mm
Materials: Granite
- Cross
- Listing information
- Spitalfields Christ Church War Memorial
- Grade II
- This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- London - Spitalfields - Christ Church gardens First World War memorial (cross)
- WMO ID: 159776
- Condition: Good [last updated on 16-10-2018]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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