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Current location

In the Seven Sorrows Chapel
until 1927 (the church says 1937)
30
St Mary's Church
Bourne Street
Belgravia
City Of Westminster
Greater London
SW1W 8JJ
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 28249 78617
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Statue of Our Lady, Queen of Peace, made of timber and plaster with gold and platinum leaf. The crown can be removed to enable a veil to be worn, and there is a sunburst behind. In the entrance portico to the Church there is a nook with a blue porcelain head of Mary and beneath a small wooden-framed Roll of Honour scroll
Inscription
Roll of Honour: 1914-1918/[names in 2 columns]/R.I.P.
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Bowness, William
Cocks, Leonard
Edwards, William Ernest
Egerton, Louis Edwin
Farmer, Charles G E
Hay, John Reginald
Kimber, James
Lamb, Edward William
Mirsom, Robert
Nye, Henry Richard
See details for all 17 names
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 17
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 17
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname, forenames
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Plaster, Wood, Gold, Metal
  • Roll of honour
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Parchment
  • Frame
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood, Glass
  • Figure
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Porcelain
Listing information
Condition
History
2019- War Memorials Trust grant of £2,490 to restore the statue- cleaning including removal of metallic paint, repair and consolidation of damaged surfaces, features regilded with platinum or 23.5 carat gold as required
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • War Memorials Trust Bulletin 84, February 2020, page 9
  • Sculpture Restoration: The Conservation of Our Lady of Peace by Plowden & Smith | Dec 16, 2019 www.plowden-smith.com/our-lady-of-peace/
  • Anglican and Episcopal History, Vol. 70, No. 3 (September 2001), pp. 399-401 Review: St. Mary's Bourne Street London These were designed by the baroque revivalist Martin Travers (1883-1947) and remain the focal points of the interior of the church. He also designed the statue of Our Lady of Peace in a shrine on the north wall. This was completed as a memorial to World War I.

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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