Memorial details

Memorial type
Chapel or Church: Restoration or extension
District
City Of Westminster
Town
Westminster
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Ceremony
  • Opened
    Date: 28th May 1956
    Attended by: H.M. The Queen, Colonel-in-Chief of the regiments
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28th May 1956
    Attended by: Chaplain-General to the Forces, Canon V. J. Pike
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
49283

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Current location

At the west end of the Chapel
The Royal Military Chapel (The Guards' Chapel) of St James Park
Wellington Barracks
Birdcage Walk
Westminster
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1E 6HQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 29521 79583
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
White stone cloister with vaulted ceiling leading from the Birdcage Walk door to a set of four steps up to the Chapel narthex and a memorial in an alcove of the opposite wall. The memorial in the narthex is a solid stone approx.. 1m high and 1.5m wide with a top of black marble. At the front and on each corner is a gilded, carved regimental badge. Above the top of the stone are holders containing the seven regimental colours and standards. All sits within a deep alcove in the wall which has a ceiling stretching well above the memorial in a triangular shape cut across the top. The cloister contains Rolls of Honour 1939-45 for each regiment of the division (our references 49284-90), a Book of Remembrance for those who were killed in the chapel in June 1944 (our reference 49281) and a Brigade of Guards Book of Remembrance 1918-44 (our reference 49279).
Inscription
[unknown]
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Flag
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Fabric
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Beer
  • Pillar
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Costs

Comments: A gift of the Royal Family

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Other
Responsibility
GUARDS CHAPEL
Reference
  • BOOK: DOUGLAS, MAJOR A.G. "THE GUARDS CHAPEL"- PAGE 4 AND ILLUSTRATION PAGE 7
  • West Sussex Gazette - Thursday 07 June 1956 SUSSEX SCULPTOR PRESENTED TO QUEEN CARVINGS ON HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE WAR MEMORIAL
  • Illustrated London News - Saturday 09 June 1956
  • Illustrated London News - Saturday 02 June 1956

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