Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southwark
Town
Southwark
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1945
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
  • Unveiled
    Date: 2004
    Attended by: UNKNOWN
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59640

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Current location

On riverside walkway at the head of the Galleria
Hays Wharf
Tooley Street
Southwark
Southwark
Greater London
SE1 2HL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33135 80325
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • Hays House
    Hays PLC HQ
    Millmead
    Guildford
    Surrey Heath
    Surrey
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
  • Hays Wharf
    Tooley St
    London
    Southwark
    Greater London
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
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Description
Circular brass plaque with wreath edging. Small Maltese Cross below inscription. On the lower edge of the memorial are details of the designer, makers and date.
Inscription
TO/ THE MEMORY/ OF THOSE MEMBERS/ OF THE STAFF OF THE PROPRIETORS OF/ HAY'S WHARF/ WHO LOST THIER LIVES/ IN TWO GREAT WARS/ MCMXIV-MCMXVIII/ MCMXXXIX-MCMXLV
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass, Bronze
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: The plaque was commissioned by Hay's Wharf's company directors in 1945.

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Reference

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