Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Chapel: Dedicated within church building
- District
- Kensington And Chelsea
- Town
- Belgravia
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918), Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Maker
- SIR EDWARD MAUFE R.A. (Architect)
MESSRS DOVE BROS (Builder)
WILLIAM SHARPINGTON (Letter cutter / Engraver) - Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 25 March 1956
Attended by: Rev Robert F V Scott DD
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 1337
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Current location
St Columbas Church
Pont Street
Belgravia
Kensington And Chelsea
Greater London
SW1X 0DB
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 27634 79072
Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description
- Small chapel with silver claymore on gold cross in stained glass window behind altar. Above altar is a regimental badge, and regimental colours hang on either side. Left wall of chapel has six lancet windows, five of which have lists of battles incised, and have leather-bound books of remembrance resting in a glass case in each windowsill (our references 89074 to 89078). Chapel also contains WW1 plaque and font comemorating George Allan Mitchell VC (our reference 10003)
- Inscription
- ON TABLET: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THOSE MEMBERS OF THOSE MEMBEERS OF/ THE LONDON SCOTTISH REGIMENT/ WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE/ SOUTH AFRICAN AND TWO WORLD WARS/ THIS CHAPEL WAS DEDICATED ON/ SUNDAY 25TH MARCH 1956/ IN THE PRESENCE OF H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER/ HONORARY COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT/ BY THE REV. ROBERT F.V. SCOTT ABOVE WINDOWS: AS GOLD IN THE FURNACE HATH HE TRIED THEM IN WINDOW LANCETS: (LISTS OF BATTLES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined - 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 - Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- Components
- Chapel
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone
- Chapel
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- St Columbas Church
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