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Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Clock or clock tower
- District
- Lambeth
- Town
- Stockwell
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 3rd May 1922
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Kingston Upon Thames - Unveiled
Date: 3rd May 1922
Attended by: HRH PRINCESS ALICE COUNTESS OF ATHLONE - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 2256
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Current location
Clapham Road/ Stockwell Road/ South Lambeth Road
Stockwell
Lambeth
Greater London
SW8 1UG
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 30528 76571
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- TALL NEO-GRECO TOWER WITH CLOCK SET IN EACH FACE. CORNER PILASTERS WITH MUTULE FRIEZE AND ANTHEMION MOTIF AT BASE. CARVED RELIEF OF DRAPED FEMALE SYMBOLISING 'REMEMBRANCE' ON FRONT FACE ABOVE PLINTH. NINE TABLETS WITH NAMES ON PLINTH, SURMOUNTED BY GRECO-FRIEZE.
- Inscription
- TO THE STOCKWELL MEN WHO SERVED IN THE GREAT WAR/ THESE WERE OUR SONS WHO DIED FOR OUR LANDS/ IN GLORY WILL THEY SLEEP AND ENDLESS SANCTITY/ THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE/ (Names)
- Inscription legible?
- no
- Names on memorial
- Adams, H E
Alexander, W
Allen, F J
Allen, G H
Anderson, P D
Andrews, C C
Andrews, J A
Ansell, F A
Ashby, A
Atkins, R
See details for all 565 names - Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 565
Served and returned: 0
Died: 565
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Surname
Order of information: Surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Clock
Measurements: height 4600mm
Materials: Stone - Portland
- Clock
- Listing information
- STOCKWELL 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
- Condition
- Men of Stockwell
- WMO ID: 120318
- Condition: Good [last updated on 19-06-2017]
- Help update these details if the condition is wrong
- History
- 2013 Sep. 14 Unveiled after refurbishment. 2010: Lambeth Council allocated £30,000 funding for restoration work. 2009: Names eroded. Date unknown: Graffitti is on the memorial 1991: Memorial was given Grade 2 listed status on 16 October
- Costs
Site: £2000+
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A - Responsibility
- LAMBETH BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Reference
- stockwellwarmemorial.org/ - accessed 24 April 2023
- Carter Postcard Collection
- Other website www.bromleytimes.co.uk/content/bromley/times/newnews/story.aspx?brand=BMLYTOnline&category=news&tBrand=bmlytonline&tCategory=znews&itemid=WeED10%20Feb%202010%2015%3A12%3A00%3A227
- Departments Q48879 Q48879A
- Other website www.stockwellnews.com/search/label/war%20memorial
- Evening Standard 16 Sep. 2013 Lambeth Council has committed £200,000 to restore all the borough's war memorials by 2014, Stockweel being the first to be completed.
- Published:Elefant Books 2010
- South London Press 13/29th January 2010 Regarding grant for restoration work
- The Builder 26 March 1920
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