Brixton Independent Church WW1 Replacement Tablet

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Lambeth
Town: Brixton
County: Greater London
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 76817

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Current location

Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Brixton Road
Brixton
Lambeth
Greater London
SW9 0TQ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 31099 75901
Denomination: Roman Catholic

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Previous locations

To the left of the main door
Brixton Independent Church
Brixton Road
Brixton
Lambeth
Greater London
SW9
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 310 750
Denomination: Free Church of England

Description

Stone tablet recording the loss of the previous memorials (actually but not stated, in the Blitz, and including our reference) and referring to the "Libera Vitae" in the Imperial War Museum Library (Book LBY 23172, our reference 82012) The church was heavily damaged and worship ceased. It was restored as a Roman Catholic church and reopened in 1953, now being Our Lady of the Rosary Church.

Inscription

TO THE GLORY OF GOD / IN MEMORY OF THE EIGHTY FIVE SONS OF / THE LATE BRIXTON INDEPENDENT CHURCH / WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE / GREAT WAR 1914-1918, / THEIR NAMES ARE INSCRIBED IN THE LIBER VITAE, NOW IN THE LIBRARY OF THE / IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM / "LIVE THOU FOR ENGLAND, WE FOR ENGLAND DIED"./ THIS TABLET REPLACES THE EARLIER MEMORIAL.

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: no
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Tablet
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Stone - Aislaby

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

INDEPENDENT CHURCH - WW1
WMO ID: 111531
Condition: Fair [last updated on 19-09-2018]
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History

Tablet appears to have been broken in two.

Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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