Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel or Church: Freestanding building
District
Newham
Town
Plaistow
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Foundation Stone
    Date: 16 June1921
    Attended by:
  • Dedicated
    Date: 14 March 1925
  • Opened
    Date: 21 September 1922
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12411

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Current location

Church was previously the Memorial Baptist Church and was renamed when it combined with St Andrew's Church
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Memorial Community Church
Barking Road
Plaistow
Newham
Greater London
E13 8AL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 40510 82410
Denomination: Baptist

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Description
Church itself was built as a memorial and is dedicated by the foundation stone outside the building. See WMR 62032 for the memorial bells record.
Inscription
Foundation stone on outside wall:THIS STONE / WAS LAID BY / REVD WALTER S LORD / JUNE 16TH 1921 / IN MEMORY OF THE MEN / OF THIS CHURCH DISTRICT / WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914-1918 / GREATER LOVE / HATH NO MAN THAN THIS
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
Components
  • Church
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick
  • Tablet
    Measurements: height 900MM, width 600MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Site: £4,500
Comments: Excluding the purchase of the land and the installation of the organ and bells, the cost of the building alone was estimated at £60,000 in July 1921.
Memorial: £68,000 (final cost)

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference

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