Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Hackney
Town
Haggerston
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32477

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Current location

Facing Stonebridge Common at the junction of Haggerston Road and Mayfield Road.
Haggerston Road
Haggerston
Hackney
Greater London
E8 4EP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 33644 84061
Denomination: Undefined

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Previous locations
  • The All Saint's Centre was built in on the school site in 1955.
    HAGGERSTON ROAD SCHOOL
    Haggerston Road
    Haggerston
    Hackney
    Greater London
    England

    OS Grid Ref: Undefined
    Denomination: Undefined
Description
Standing in a paved area on a base of two, octagonal paved steps, surmounted by a plinth, an obelisk. The wreath at the top of the south face of the obelisk is worn and the inscription is no longer legible. It appears from Hackney Council Planning Committee document dated 15th July 1969 (see References) that this was originally the WW1 memorial for Haggerston Road School, which was demolished in the 1930s.
Inscription
The inscription is no longer visible - according to newspaper report of unveiling in 1921 it read: "Erected by the Old Boys’ Club. To the Glory of God and in memory of the old boys of Haggerston Road School who fell in the Great War, 1914-1918. ‘Greater Love hath no man than this’ "
Inscription legible?
no
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
History
2000: EXPOSED POSITION SUBJECT TO VANDALISM THEREFORE THERE WERE PLANS TO RELOCATE IT IN THE CENTRE OF THE OPEN SPACE AT STONEBRIDGE COMMON. HOWEVER, IT REMAINS IN PLACE IN OCTOBER 2024 BASED ON A GOOGLE EARTH VIEWING.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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