Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Tower Hamlets
Town
Poplar, Canary Wharf
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 25 October 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
58520

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Current location

On Level 2
Barclays Bank Group Headquarters
1 Churchill Place
Poplar
Canary Wharf
Tower Hamlets
Greater London
E14 5RB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 37912 80304
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Martins Bank City Office
    68 Lombard St
    City
    City Of London
    Greater London
    EC3
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Bronze plaque with a decorative border and roses set in a square at each corner. At the top are the dates of WW1 and the Bank's badge surrounded by a wreath. The dedication is below this with the names in three columns. A quotation is at the bottom. When the memorial was located in Lombard Street it was placed on a wall and framed by an archway that was supported by two columns. A cross was carved into the stone above the memorial.
Inscription
1914 1919/ 1831 1918/ GRATEFULLY DEDICATED BY/ THE PROPRIETORS OF THE BANK OF/ LIVERPOOL AND MARTINS LIMITED TO/ THE MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE/ STAFF WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR./ (Names)/ THEY WHOM THIS TABLET/ COMMEMORATES WERE NUMBERED/ AMONG THOSE WHO, AT THE CALL OF/ KING AND COUNTRY, LEFT ALL THAT/ WAS DEAR TO THEM, ENDURED HARDNESS, FACED DANGER,/ AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT OF MEN BY/ THE PATH OF DUTY, AND SELF SACRIFICE, GIVING UP/ THEIR OWN LIVES THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE IN FREEDOM./ LET THOSE WHO COME AFTER SEE TO IT THAT/ THEIR NAMES BE NOT FORGOTTEN.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 126
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 126
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, initiials, decoration
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
Listing information
Condition
History
2005: Plaque re-sited to Churchill Place 1980's/1990's: The plaque was moved and placed in storage at an unknown location
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Barclays Bank
Reference
  • Unveiling Programme/ Order of Service 25 October 1922

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