Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
Hackney
Town
Stoke Newington
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Rededicated
    Date: 11th November 2013
    Attended by: Undefined
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11th November 1948
    Attended by: Unknown
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
11940

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Current location

Near Stoke Newington Church Street entrance to Abney Park
Abney Park Cemetery
Stoke Newington High Street
Stoke Newington
Hackney
Greater London
N16 0LH
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33358 86643
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Stone wall with carved surround. The four panels bear lead lettered names of fatalities who are listed under street names, each surmounted by a dedicatory inscription. In front of the wall is a narrow stone plinth with two stone vases, reached by steps. Above inscription the Arms of Stoke Newington.
Inscription
/METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF STOKE NEWINGTON/TO THE MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THROUGH ENEMY ACTION IN THE BOROUGH/DURING WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945 AND IN PARTICULAR OF THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE INSCRIBED ON THIS MEMORIAL/DEATH IS BUT CROSSING THE WORLD AS FRIENDS DO THE SEAS, THEY LIVE IN ONE ANOTHER STILL/ Panel 1:CORONATION AVENUE/ 13 OCTOBER 1940/ (Names) Panel 2: (Names) Panel3: (Names)/ 98 GREEN LANES/ 14 OCTOBER 1940./ (Names)/St MATTHIAS SQUARE/ 5 (J)ANUARY 1941. Panel 4: LIDFIELD ROAD/ 19 FEBRUARY 1944/ (Names)/ LONDESBOROUGH ROA(D)/ 18 JUNE 1944/ (Names)/ DEFOE ROAD/ 26 JUNE 1944/(Names)/ HERMITAGE RO(AD)/ 30 AUGUST (19)44/ (Names)/ CORONATION AVENUE/ 13 OCTOBER 1940/ (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abler, Jacob
Abler, Minnie
Alleway, James John
Alleway, Matilda Amy
Arnold, Elizabeth Susan
Aurich, Eva
Aurich, Kate
Aurich, Lily
Ballard, Alice Maud Lilian
Ballard, Dorothy May
See details for all 113 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 114
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 114
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, year died, place of death, forename, address
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Wall
    Measurements: depth 2750mm, height 1550mm, width 3220mm
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • Stoke Newington Civilian 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
  • Historic England
Condition
History
2013, Aug: restoration project begins, final costs c£17,000. (WMT grant £7,567) 1996: identified as in poor condition. 1990: some lettering missing, obscured by undergrowth. Cleaned by Sea Cadets.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Borough of Hackney/ Abney Park Cemetery Trust
Reference
  • War Memorials Online: www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/141339/
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin No.60 pp.8-9 (Feb. 2014) Published:War Memorials Trust London Description of memorial's history and remedial work undertaken.
  • Published:TimeLine 2012 Collection of stories of the Coronation Avenue disaster.
  • Evening Standard 21 Oct. 1992

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