Memorial details

Memorial type
Composite
District
City Of London
Town
Smithfield
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 22nd July 1921
    Attended by: LORD MAYOR OF LONDON
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
39009

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Current location

Smithfield Market
Grand Avenue
Smithfield
City Of London
Greater London
EC1A9PS
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31828 81756
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Bronze female figures bearing wreaths mounted on a marble base. The dedication and names are written in gold lettering and situated below with the arms of both the City of London and the Worshipful Company of Butchers. An additional block of granite has been inserted below to carry a new plaque, and a new base was cast in bronze to form the base part of the whole.
Inscription
1914-1918/ REMEMBER WITH/ THANKSGIVING/ THE TRUE AND FAITHFUL MEN/ WHO IN THESE YEARS OF WAR/ WENT FORTH FROM THIS PLACE/ FOR/ GOD AND THE RIGHT/ THE NAMES OF THOSE/ WHO RETURNED NOT AGAIN/ ARE HERE INSCRIBED/ TO BE HONOURED/ EVERMORE/ THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVEILED BY THE RT HON THE LORD MAYOR/ ALDERMAN J ROLL ON 22ND JULY 1921/ IN ADDITION TO THIS MEMORIAL 3 BEDS WERE ENDOWED IN/ ST BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL/ G. HAWKINS AND SON, SCULPTORS Lower plaque: For He shall give his angels charge over thee/ In memory of all men, women and children of Smithfield who lost their lives in conflict since the Great War/ Dedicated by HRH The Princess Royal, 15th June 2005/ on behalf of the Lord Mayor of London Alderman Michael Savory and the Corporation of London, the Smithfield Market Tennants' Association and the Worshipful Company of Butchers.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 212
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 212
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, forename.
    Order of information: Surname.
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Bronze, Granite
  • Base
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Granite, Brass
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Illustrated London News 164 (30 July 1921)
  • Pevsner Architectural Guides by Pevsner, Nikolaus London 1: The City of London Published:Oxford University Press
  • The Times 23 July 1921 p.13

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