Memorial details

Memorial type
Other structure
District
Lewisham
Town
Lewisham
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 15th April1919
    Attended by: A. H. Nichol J.P.
  • Dedicated
    Date: 15th April 1919
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Woolwich
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12271

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Current location

175
Saint Saviour and St John the Baptist
Lewisham High Street
Lewisham
Lewisham
Greater London
SE13 6AA
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 38276 75335
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Description
Church front, with a pillar each side of main entrance door, above the door there is a mosaic of the Virgin and Child and over the portico there is a life-sized Calvary. On the outer wall on either side of the door are two marble tablets with the names of the dead and details of the unveiling ceremony, see IWM 17950
Inscription
OVER DOOR: JESUS / GIVE THEM / ETERNAL REST / 1914 1918 LEFT HAND PLAQUE: OF YOUR CHARITY / PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF / THE SOULS OF THE MEN OF / THIS CHURCH WHO DIED IN / THE FIGHT FOR JUSTICE / AND LIBERTY 1914-1918 / (Names) RIGHT HAND PLAQUE: THIS CALVARY ERECTED BY THE / PARISHIONERS TO THE MEMORY OF / THE ABOVE-NAMED OFFICERS & / MEN WAS UNVEILED BY HIS / WORSHIP THE MAYOR OF LEWISHAM, ALLAN HUME NICHOLL, ESQ., J.P. / AND BLESSED BY THE RIGHT REVEREND PETER AMIGO LORD / BISHOP OF SOUTHWARK 15 / APRIL 1919 J.B.WADE RECTOR
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Baker, A H
Baker, R
Baxter, G B
Carter, E J
Carter, F C
Clarke, J A C
Cloak, T
Connor, J
Falby, E
Ffolliott, H C R
See details for all 45 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 43
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 43
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: surname, initials, rank
    Order of information: rank, surname, initials
Components
  • Calvary
    Measurements: height 25 feet (Cross)
    Materials: Marble, Stone - Portland
  • Other structure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble
  • Mosaic
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Mosaic
  • Porch
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
  • CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR AND STS JOHN BAPTIST AND EVANGELIST (ROMAN CATHOLIC)
  • 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
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Parish Authorities
Reference
  • The Kentish Mercury 18th April 1919
  • Sydenham, Forest Hill & Penge Gazette - Friday 04 April 1919 LEWISHAM CATHOLICS' WAR MEMORIAL. LIFE-SIZED CALVARY OVER ST. SAVIOUR'S FORCE. Rector as Bricklayer and Mason.

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