Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southwark
Town
Southwark
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 12 January 1922
    Attended by: Local Clergy/Dignitaries
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12574

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Current location

On external wall (now The Bridge Tap PH). To the right side of the entrance to the pub. Behind Southwark War Memorial. our ref 2120
32
Borough High Street
Southwark
Southwark
Greater London
SE1 1XB
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32605 80105
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
A portrait oriented bronze plaque set on a stone backboard, with a shallow canopy at the top. Above the inscription in the centre is a cross set in an escutcheon with scrolled ribbons to either side. Swags of hops are draped from the cross to the sides of the upper part of the inscription. The inscription is engraved into the bronze.
Inscription
TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF / THE LONDON HOP TRADE WHO / DIED FOR US IN THE GREAT WAR / 1914 1918 / (NAMES) / "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVER"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Adams, A A
Arnold, E
Attree, G W
Baird, F M
Benton, C B
Best, F R
Daston, W
Dowthwaite, A G
Dowthwaite, H J
Francis, R F
See details for all 33 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 33
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 33
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Rank, surname, forename initials, regiment
    Order of information: Listed alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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