Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Other structure
- District
- City Of Westminster
- Town
- St John's Wood
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 27 April 1953
Attended by: Bishop of London - Unveiled
Date: 27 April 1953
Attended by: His Royal Highness THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 11568
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Current location
Behind the Lord's Pavillion
MCC Museum
Lord's Cricket Ground
St John's Wood Road
St John's Wood
City Of Westminster
Greater London
NW8 8QN
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 26760 82690
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- MUSEUM BUILDING WITH TWO TABLETS COMMEMORATING OPENING.
- Inscription
- Main Tablet: TO THE MEMORY OF CRICKETERS / OF ALL LANDS WHO GAVE THEIR / LIVES IN THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM / 1914-1918 1939-1945 / SECURE FROM CHANGE IN / THEIR HIGH-HEARTED WAYS Secondary Tablet: This Gallery was opened/ by His Royal Highness/ the Duke of Edinburgh/ on the 27th of April 1953/ and dedicated by the Lord/ Bishop of London to be a / Memorial to Cricketers of/ all lands who gave their/ Lives in the two World Wars/ 1914-1918 1939-1945
- 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
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Hall
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brick - Tablet
Measurements: height 1100mm, width 1770mm
Materials: Unknown, Stone - Hopton Wood
- Hall
- 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
- History
- Originally called Lord's Memorial Gallery.
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- MCC
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