Memorial details

Memorial type
Hospital / Clinic
District
Barnet
Town
North Finchley
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Dedicated
    Date: 18 November 1922
    Attended by: Bishop Suffragan of Willesden
  • Unveiled
    Date: 18 November 1922
    Attended by: Gen Sir Ian Hamilton GCB GCMG DSO
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
48210

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Current location

Finchley Memorial Hospital
Granville Road
North Finchley
Barnet
Greater London
N12 0AY
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 26363 91233
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Extension to Finchley Cottage Hospital (opened 1908) comprising alterations to existing wards, a new ward, administrative block and nurses' home.
Inscription
1914 PRO PATRIA 1919/ TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE/ EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF FINCHLEY AND WHETSTONE WHO/ FELL IN THE GREAT WAR : A NEW/ WARD AND NURSES' HOME WERE ADDED/ TO THIS HOSPITAL, 1921-1922 FOR THE/ HEALING OF THE SICK AND AFFLICTED.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: height c 900mm, width c 1200mm
    Materials: Metal
  • Hospital
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
History
2010 Jan. Barnet Council gave permission for hospital buildings to be demolished and replaced. Demolition had been completed by May 2013. Hospital reopened June 2014.
Costs

Memorial: C £22,800

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Public
Reference
  • Barnet Press 5 July 1919; 12 July 1919; 4 Feb.1922; 25 Nov. 1922; 28 Jan. 2010 25 Nov. 1922 report of dedication and description by hon. architect of work undertaken. The name of Finchley Memorial Hospital replaced that of Finchley Cottage Hospital.
  • ezitis.myzen.co/finchleymemorial.html
  • Evening Standard 20 June 2014
  • Buildings of England series by Various 'London 4: North' (1999; 2002 reprint) p.123
  • The Times 20 Nov. 1922 p.14

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