Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Lewisham
Town
Lewisham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
20th Century Wars (1900-1999), Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28 May 1998
    Attended by: Roger Godsiff MP performed the unveiling of the mural wall; the Blessing was spoken by Sybil Phoenix MBE
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12134

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Current location

Molesworth Street entrance
Lewisham Shopping Centre
Molesworth Street
Lewisham
Lewisham
Greater London
SE13 7HB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 38158 75550
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Perspex-covered rectangular mural segment on a sepia background, with the first line of the inscription flanked on each side by a red poppy. The upper section commemorates all those from the London Borough of Lewisham who gave their lives at home and overseas in the service of their country in unspecified wars/conflicts, and also commemorates the effects of the World War 2 air raids on the Borough. (The lower section of the memorial makes reference to three non-war/conflict-related major incidents in the Borough in which multiple deaths occurred). No casualties' names are included on the memorial. (N.B. This memorial hangs beside another that lists local Victoria Cross recipients and other "Local Civilian Heroes" of WW2 - see our memorial reference 12133).
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM/ IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE OF MEN &/ WOMEN FROM THE LONDON BOROUGH OF/ LEWISHAM WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY at HOME & OVERSEAS/ WORLD WAR II 1939-1945 LEWISHAM & DEPTFORD/ 1940-1941 BLITZ 22,000 BOMBS & INCENDIARIES FELL 990 DIED/ 1943-1944 RAIDS 5,000 BOMBS & INCENDIARIES FELL 345 DIED/ 1943-1944 149 V1 FLYING BOMBS FELL 375 DIED/ 23 V2 ROCKETS FELL 410 DIED/ 1939-1945 72,000 LEWISHAM HOMES DAMAGED/ 4,600 LEWISHAM HOMES DESTROYED/ POST WAR/ 1957 ST JOHN'S RAIL CRASH 92 PEOPLE DIED/ 1967 HITHER GREEN RAIL CRASH 54 PEOPLE DIED/ 1981 NEW CROSS HOUSE FIRE 34 PEOPLE DIED
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • 20th Century Wars (1900-1999)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: The memorial commemorates an unspecified number of casualties who died in the service of their country; no actual names are listed upon it
    Order of information: Undefined
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: The memorial lists only the number of civilian deaths in WW2; no actual names are listed upon it
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Mural
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Paper
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Corporate
Details: The memorial is a segment of a mural wall that was commissioned by Slough Estates in 1998, to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the opening of their property, Lewisham Shopping Centre.
Responsibility
Lewisham Shopping Centre
Reference

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