Memorial details

Memorial type
Garden
District
Newham
Town
Canning Town
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 1 Aug 1990
    Attended by: HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
  • Rededicated
    Date: 17th January, 2006
    Attended by: Local Dignitaries
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12412

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Current location

Hallsville Primary School
Radland Road
Canning Town
Newham
Greater London
E16 1LN
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 40189 81182
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A memorial, 'Ascension' garden within the modern, rebuilt school's grounds. The garden features polished granite seats of varying sizes on a site that once featured roses and trees which themselves were/are memorials: associated plaques explain their donation and the background to the garden.
Inscription
Hallsville Memorial Garden/ This garden has been created for the staff and pupils of Hallsville/ to commemorate the children and adult lives lost during the/ bombing of the school in the Second World War on 10th/ September 1940 whilst awaiting evacuation. The garden uses the theme of ascension. The stones rising from/ the earth acknowledge those for whom the school is their resting/ place and the community that still remembers them today. The garden was officially opened on 17th January 2006 and/ made possible by the support of the London Borough of Newham./ The concept was created by mooch.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: Undefined
    Died: Undefined
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height 2FT, width 2FT
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
SCHOOL
Reference

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