Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Southwark
Town
Walworth
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War - civilians
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 11 June 1949
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Colchester
  • Unveiled
    Date: 11 June 1949
    Attended by: Sir Ernest Gowers GBE KCB
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
12591

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Current location

Stone of Remembrance on the external Art Academy wall (formerly Newton Gallery) on Wansey Street facade
155
Walworth Road/Wansey Street junction
Walworth
Southwark
Greater London
SE17 1RS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 32220 78591
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Tall central convex headed dedicatory stone tablet flanked by two smaller rectangular dedicatory tablets. Names on additional tablet placed below. Crest of Southwark Council at top centre.
Inscription
Left hand tablet: IN MEMORY OF / THE 1014 INHABITANTS OF / THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CAMBERWELL / WHO LOST THEIR LIVES / IN THE ENEMY ATTACKS / ON LONDON / 1939 - 1945 Centre Tablet: UNITED TO SERVE/ IN MEMORY OF / 925 INHABITANTS / OF SOUTHWARK / WHO LOST THEIR / LIVES IN THE ENEMY ATTACKS / ON LONDON / 1939 - 1945 / THE FOLLOWING / MEMBERS OF THE/ CIVIL DEFENCE SERVICES GAVE / THEIR LIVES IN / THE SERVICE OF / THE COMMUNITY Right Hand Tablet: IN MEMORY OF/ THE 709 INHABITANTS OF/ THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF/ BERMONDSEY/ WHO LOST THEIR LIVES/ IN THE ENEMY ATTACKS/ ON LONDON/ 1939 - 1945 Bottom Tablet: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War - civilians
    Total names on memorial: 62
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 62
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Initials and surname
    Order of information: Alphabetically by surname
Components
  • Tablets
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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