Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Church Fabric / Fitting: Rood or rood loft
- District
- Waltham Forest
- Town
- Walthamstow
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Ceremony
- Dedicated
Date: 19th March 1921
Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Barking - Unveiled
Date: 19th March 1921
Attended by: Lt General Sir Francis Lloyd GCVO KCB DSO - Show More (1)
- Dedicated
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 39906
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Current location
ST BARNABAS WITH ST JAMES CHURCH
St Barnabas Rd
Walthamstow
Waltham Forest
Greater London
E17 8J2
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 370 890
Denomination: Church of England
- Description
- CARVED WOODEN HANGING ROOD IN FORM OF CRUCIFIXION. WOODEN BOARD WITH CARVED NAMES IN THREE COLUMNS. BOARD HAS ORNATE TRACERY CARVING ALONG TOP. HANGING ROOD DEPICTS CALVARY SCENE WITH THE TWO MARYS STANDING EITHER SIDE AND FOUR RELIEF CARVINGS OF SAINTS, ONE AT EACH END OF CROSS.
- Inscription
- (INSCRIPTION ON BOARD): THE HANGING ROOD IN THIS CHURCH IS IN MEMORY/ OF THE FOLLOWING MEN FROM THIS PARISH WHO/ GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 1919/ (NAMES)
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 119
Served and returned: 0
Died: 119
Exact count: yes
Information shown: surname
Order of information: surname
- First World War (1914-1918)
- Components
- Board
Measurements: height C 5 FT, width C 2 FT
Materials: Wood - Rood
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
- Board
- 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 - Reference
- Research files of Richard Morris OBE No.3
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