Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Chapel: Dedicated within church building
- District
- Harrow
- Town
- Stanmore
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 17 July 1955
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Willesden, the Rt. Rev. G. E. Ingle. - Dedicated
Date: 6 November 1955
Attended by: The Rector, the Rev. E. H. Loasby - Unveiled
Date: 6 November 1955
Attended by: The Rector, the Rev. E. H. Loasby in the absence of Brigadier R. Micklern, President of the Stanmore branch of the British Legion - Show More (2)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 11150
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Current location
The Church is located between Rectory Lane and Uxbridge Road.
St John the Evangelist Church
Rectory Lane
Stanmore
Harrow
Greater London
HA7 4AQ
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 16718 92166
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- Remembrance Chapel added to the original church, constructed in part that was the vestry. Painted in blue and cream with seating for 24. Memorial board of polished wood, to the people of Stanmore who died serving their country during WW2, built into the wall. The Chapel and board were not completed when the chapel was dedicated.
- Inscription
- [not known]
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 45
Served and returned: 0
Died: 45
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood - Chapel
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined
- Board
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Costs
Site: £2600
Comments: Church committed to spending £2,600 on the chapel and up to 16 July 1955 had raised £1,150.- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Sponsorship
- Public
- Reference
- Harrow Observer - Thursday 10 November 1955 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002511/19551110/074/0005 STANMORE MEMORIAL DEDICATED Plaque bears 45 names
- Harrow Observer - Thursday 21 July 1955 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002511/19550721/086/0004 MEMORIAL CHAPEL DEDICATED (Chapel and tablet not completed. Only 39 names known.)
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