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Memorial details

Memorial type
Allegory (eg: Victory)
District
Tower Hamlets
Town
Limehouse
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Unveiled
    Date: 28th May 1921
    Attended by: GENERAL THE LORD BYNG OF VIMY GCB, KCMG, MVO
  • Dedicated
    Date: 28th May 1921
    Attended by: Rev. J. B. Birch
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
625

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Current location

Memorial located in Limehouse Churchyard Park
off the Commercial Road E1. and in front of St Anne's Parish Church.
St Anne's Church
7 Three Colt Street
Limehouse
Tower Hamlets
Greater London
E14 8GL
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 36785 81039
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
The memorial comprises a bronze robed figure of Christ with the right arm outstretched. Bronze representation depicts a trench scene. The statue stands on a pedestal of Portland Stone, with five steps leading from each direction to the platform on which it stands. There are five columns of names on each side. These start off in the front, where the columns are only three deep. On the other three sides, there are approximately 31 names per column. A total of 458 names are given.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF/ GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY/ OF THE MEN OF LIMEHOUSE/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/ GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS/ THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS/ (458 names)/ "OF ANY NAMES NOT ENGRAVED IN PERISHABLE STONE/ GOD HOLDS ETERNAL RECORD IN HIS HEART ALONE"/
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Abbas, J R A
Abbott, J
Adams, E T
Adams, J
Aldridge, J W
Allender, W G
Ames, A E
Amos, W
Auger, H J
Bacon, J
See details for all 458 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 458
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 458
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forename initials
    Order of information: alphabetical by surname
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: height c 3000mm
    Materials: Bronze
  • Plinth
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone - Portland
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Reference
  • The order of service for the Unveiling and Dedication of the Memorial to 458 Men of Limehouse who died for their country 1914 - 1918 - available at Tower Hamlets Library
  • Dundee Evening Telegraph - Monday 30 May 1921 www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000563/19210530/023/0002 WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED BY LORD BYNG. A war memorial to 458 men of Limehouse who made the supreme sacrifice was unveiled General Lord Byng of Vimy. "They all died," Lord Byng said. doing a simple thing, but yet a greater thing. The simple thing was by doing their duty; the greater thing was laying down their lives for their country." The memorial is a pillar of Portland stone bearing the 458 names, a battlefield scene in bronze, surmounted by a large bronze statue of Christ. It is situated in the churchyard of Anne's, Commercial Road, E., whose rector, the Rev. J. B. Birch, officiated at the dedication ceremony.
  • www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/121846
  • East London Observer page 3, 4th June 1921
  • East London Advertiser page 7 / 4th June 1921
  • CHRISTIAN ICONOGRAPHY AND FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIALS/IWM REVIEW NO.6 by MORIARTY, C 72,74 Source: Home NIWM Published:IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM 1991 LONDON

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