Memorial details

Memorial type
Sculptured / Cast group
District
Tower Hamlets
Town
Bromley By Bow
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 04 December 1920
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Stepney
  • Unveiled
    Date: 04 December 1920
    Attended by: HRH THE DUKE OF YORK KG
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
18049

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Current location

The church is in the Bromley Central Ward of Poplar
St Michael's Court (formerly St Michael and All Angels Church)
Corner of St Leonards Road and Spey Street
Bromley By Bow
Tower Hamlets
Greater London
E14 6PJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 38081 81540
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Figure of Christ with one hand raised in blessing and the other holding a wreath above the head of a kneeling warrior in the armour of a Crusader. Names inscribed on the panels on the pedestal which is on three steps. Memorial is surrounded by railings.
Inscription
TO THE GLORIOUS MEMORY/ OF THE MEN FROM THIS PARISH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1919/ "THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (NAMES)/ (on lowest step) IN MEMORY OF ALL ARMED SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN FROM THIS BOROUGH/ WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY BETWEEN 1939-1945
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Albridge, James
Alexander, Stanley
Alfred, Loveday
Allars, James
Allars, William
Ansell, Richard
Appleby, William
Archibald, Henry
Atkinson, Henry
Ayers, David
See details for all 240 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 242
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 242
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    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
Components
  • Sculpture
    Measurements: height 4115 mm, width 2134 mm
    Materials: Marble - Carrara
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite - Cornish
  • Memorial
    Measurements: height 13 FT 6 IN, width 7 FT
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
History
Some letters are missing.
Costs

Comments: Money was raised via an appeal, a football match and tickets for a Special Matinee Performance at the Queen's Theatre, High Street on Saturday April 24th 1920
Memorial: £900 Approx

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Poplar Borough Council. Official Guide to the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar. Cheltenham: Ed. J. Burrow & Co. Ltd., 1927.
  • Anonymous, 'St Michael's Church Memorial, East End News, 1 October 1929.
  • Anonymous, 'The Wreath on the Memorial', East End News, 16 November 1951.
  • Connelly, Mark, The Great War Memory and Ritual: Commemoration in the City and East London 1916-1939. London: The Royal Historical Society, 2002, pp. 39, 43, 53, 55, 61, 62, 65.
  • Prebendary Arthur Royall, 'Some Other War Memorials, Cockney Ancestor: Journal of the East of London, no 61, Winter 1993-4, p. 35.
  • Fundraising Literature Undated Public War Memorial, Poplar (Appeal for Funds)
  • Daily Graphic, 6 December 1920.
  • Anonymous, 'Duke of York Unveils War Memorials: St Michael's Bromley, East End News, 10 December 1920.
  • Anonymous, 'Duke of York and Heroes: A Bromley War Memorial', Daily Telegraph, 6 December 1920.

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